RMS BULLETIN NO. 577 November/December 2015

by Joe DeGennaro

Our 75th Diamond Anniversary Convention is history and I feel it was great success. Why? Because it fulfilled all that a collector could want in a convention. There were great collectors and friends, a nice gift bag at registration (manned devotedly by Gayle Hofacker), 13 dealer tables (which I believe may be a record for us), overflowing grab tables (thanks to Bob Hofacker), four terrific auctions (thanks to Marc Eedlman, the auctioneer and the great auction group who work so tirelessly), a display room filled with outstanding displays as well as items and pictures from our history (maned by Lorne Ross and his wonderful helpers), a great speaker on paper preservation and a wonderful Collector's Forum. I'm sorry if I missed any names but so many people worked and contributed. Okay, so the hotel involved a lot of walking but we can all use the exercise, especially me.

There were 157 registered with 19 first time attendees. These days we like to go for quality rather than quantity. There were 27 states represented with the largest contingent coming from Pennsylvania followed by Ohio with 17, 5 people from Canada and 3 people from the U.K. There were 96 people at the Ice Cream Social (which included some great fun & games) and 97 at the final banquet. The 4 auctions took in $26,500 helped by a lot of great old items that don't come up too often.

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The President’s Message RMS 2016 UPDATE The 75th Anniversary RMS convention is now a nice memory. I'm sure a great time was had by When you arrive in Springfield follow the signs to all. With the fall weather upon us and winter not the Lincoln Museum until you see this 30 story structure. The parking deck adjoins the hotel just too far behind, it is a good time to work on our South of this structure. I assume the signage will collections, sorting and putting covers away. The change for the site of this years convention. It is now a Keystone Lehigh swapfest is coming up. Anyone Wyndham Hotel and will welcome our membership on who attends this annual event, can tell you that a your arrival. If you made reservations with the Hilton - nice time is had by all. As always, I remind your reservation will be honored at the Wyndham. people that conventions and swapfests allow us to keep in touch with other collectors. There is so Please be assured that your party of four per room much information to be gained by talking to other will remain at the $109 charge. If you signed up for a collectors and friendships to be made and higher rate please contact the hotel. renewed. Windy City is offering a prize for the best Abraham Lincoln display. I have seen the award and it is RMS President, beautiful. I hope you can work on displays for the convention this year. We will have plenty of display Carry Van Tol room space for your treasures. ______Charles Specht THE RMS BULLETIN

Dead E-Mail Dept. The RMS Bulletin is a bimonthly publication of the Rathkamp Matchcover Society. RMS dues are $20 (single), $25 (single) for Canada and $35 (single) for RMS Secretary Shirley Sayers is asking overseas. Add. family members are $4 each. Dues are members to send her a quick email so she has to be submitted to Treasurer. All articles, their e-mail addresses. Seems like some members advertisements, comments, and letters should be sent aren't receiving her e-mails. to the Editor. Publication dates are: Sept., Nov., Jan, Mar., May, and Jul. Deadline for all submissions is 30 ______days before the publication month. This publication is owned by the Rathkamp Matchcover Society and is Change In made available for public distribution through first class (Canadian and overseas) and bulk mail rates. Memb. Secretary/Treasurer RMS WEB SITE: http://www.matchcover.org You‘ll notice to the right, here, that Linda RMS OFFICERS (2014-2016): Wolfe is our new RMS Membership Secretary/ Treasurer. Terry Rowe has retired from the post President: Carry Van Tol, 402 Cowan Dr., Elizabeth, after some 20 years [Ah, these newbies! No PA 15037 E-Mail: [email protected] staying power!]. I‘ve worked closely with Terry 1st V.P.: Marc Edelman, 8822 Hargrave St., for those 20 years and have always appreciated Philadelphia, PA 19152-1511 E-Mail: [email protected] his efficiency and dedication to the job. His has 2nd V.P.: Nancy Smith, 3810 Edinburg Dr., been a job well done, indeed. Murrysville, PA 15668-1060 Secretary: Shirley Sayers, 1290 Corporation St., Thus, be certain to send all membership Beaver, PA 15009 [email protected] renewals and questions about hard-copy bulletins Membership/Treasurer: Linda Wolfe, 13 Creekstone Drive, Mont Alto, Pa. 17237 to Linda now. Linda is currently busy compiling E-mail: [email protected] the new membership roster. Please see her Editor: Mike Prero, 12659 Eckard Way Auburn, CA statement on p.15. 95603 E-mail: [email protected] RMS Bulletin May/JuneNovember/December 1996, No. 460 2015 , No. 5 77 3 3 Display awards were spread around pretty well but some long time winners still prevailed. Marc Edelman won six RMS awards and three Club awards, Michael Midda won three RMS awards and four Club awards, Ellen Gutting won two RMS awards and four Club awards, Jack Barnes won three RMS awards and three Club awards and Dick Hagerman won three RMS awards and two Club awards just to name a few.

All award winners were greatly deserved. This year People's Choice and Best of Show awards were won by Mitzi Mantz for her great display of full book features. Not too bad for someone who doesn't display often. Nice going Mitzi!

John (JJ) Bachochin was awarded this year's Outstanding Collector Award and he was very touched and honored to receive it. Two of our past Presidents, Bill Gigantino and Shirley Sayers were elected to the Hall of Fame. All were very deserving and I congratulate them once again.

The final banquet was kind of typical with a choice of chicken or salmon but it was a great time for friends, old and new, to enjoy each other company. It seemed to be enjoyed by all. Mitzi Mantz made some very nice table centerpieces that had a jar of great matches and with a large diamond on top that lit up. It added a nice touch and was appreciated by all those who won them.

We ended the night in the cocktail lounge as we always do with Bob Borton continuing the final toast with "Not goodbye, but until we meet again".

If you missed it you missed a really good one and I congratulate Co-Chairs Marc Edelman and Robert Lamb, the Liberty Bell Club and all those who worked so hard to make it a success. We hope see you all in Springfield, Illinois for our 76th! ______Brewery Tour!

The suds were flowing on the brewery tour during the recent RMS Convention in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Attendees got a guided tour of the facility and did a little sampling along the way. 4 RMS Bulletin November/December 2015, No. 577 A Woman Is a Woman...But a Good Cigar Is a Smoke!

The origins of cigar smoking are still unknown. In Guatemala, a ceramic pot dating back to the tenth century features a Mayan smoking tobacco leaves tied together with a string. Sikar, the term for smoking used by the Mayans may have inspired the name cigar.

Christopher Columbus is generally credited with the introduction of tobacco to Europe. In due course, Spanish and other European sailors adopted the hobby of smoking rolls of leaves, as did the Conquistadors, and smoking primitive cigars spread to Spain and Portugal and eventually France, most probably through Jean Nicot, the French ambassador to Portugal, who gave his name to nicotine. Later, the hobby spread to Italy and, after Sir Walter Raleigh's voyages to the Americas, to Britain. Smoking became familiar throughout Europe—in pipes in Britain—by the mid-16th century and, half a century later, tobacco started to be grown commercially in America.

In 1885, Spanish cigar manufacturer Vicente Martinez Ybor moved his Principe de Gales (Prince of Wales) operations, buying land near the then-small city of Tampa, Florida and building the largest cigar factory in the world at the time in the new company town of Ybor City. Friendly rival and Flor de Sánchez y Haya owner Ignacio Haya built his own factory nearby in the same year, and many other cigar manufacturers soon followed, especially after an 1886 fire that gutted much of Key West. Thousands of Cuban and Spanish tabaqueros came to the area from Key West, Cuba and to produce hundreds of millions of cigars annually. Local output peaked in 1929, when workers in Ybor City and West Tampa rolled over 500,000,000 "clear Havana" cigars, earning the town the nickname "Cigar Capital of the World".

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In New York, cigars were made by rollers working in their own homes. In 1883, cigars were being manufactured in 127 apartment houses in New York, employing 1,962 families and 7,924 individuals.

As of 1905, there were 80,000 cigar-making operations in the , most of them small, family-operated shops where cigars were rolled and sold immediately. While most cigars are now made by machine, some, as a matter of prestige and quality, are still rolled by hand. This is especially true in Central America and Cuba, as well as in small chinchales found in virtually every sizable city in the United States. Boxes of hand-rolled cigars bear the phrase totalmente a mano (totally by hand) or hecho a mano (made by hand). These premium hand-rolled cigars are significantly different than the machine- made cigars sold in packs at drugstores and other outlets. Since the 1990s and onwards, this has led to severe contention between producers and aficionados of premium handmade cigars and cigarette manufacturing companies that create machine-made, chemically formulated/altered products resembling cigars, and subsequently labeled as cigars.

The prevalence of cigar smoking varies depending on location, era, and population surveyed, and prevalence estimates vary somewhat. The U.S. is the top consuming country by far, followed by Germany and the UK; the U.S. and western Europe account for about 75% of cigar sales worldwide. A 2005 survey estimated that 2.2% of adults smoke cigars, far less than the 21% of adults who smoke cigarettes; it also estimated that 4.3% of men but only 0.3% of women smoke cigars. [http:// en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigar]

If you‘re going to collect Cigar covers, rather than Tobacco in general, you‘ll be going after the older covers, as seen here, which means it‘s going to be tough—lots of DQ‘s, Safety Firsts, and the like. But, the real collector isn‘t daunted by a challenge. And the end product is certainly worth it. Those older Cigar covers are beautiful. 6 RMS Bulletin November/December 2015, No. 577

c. 2013 Latvian or Russian Car Set

[courtesy of Hans Everink, Netherlands\

RMS Bulletin November/December 2015, No. 577 7 Welcome to Illinois!

A vacation in Springfield, Illinois should include trips to Lincoln's Museum, Lincoln's Library, Lincoln's home, and Lincoln's Law Office. It should also include a trip to the old state capitol, the Dana-Thomas House - a Frank Lloyd Wright designed home, the poet - Vachel Lindsay house near downtown Springfield, the Illinois State Military Mu- seum, the Air Combat Museum at the airport , the Cozy Dog Drive Inn, the State of Illi- nois Museum near the state capitol, Lincoln's New Salem State Park northwest of the city near Petersburg and of course the Route 66 Museum.

Walk where Lincoln walked and visit his final burial place in Oak Ridge Cemetery.

We hope you plan your vacation around the convention next August 14-20, 2016 in Springfield, Illinois. Springfield Hilton 217-789-1530 or 1-800-HILTONS

We're working on a digitized version of the logo. It's in black and white. Here's a t-shirt we had made for the convention which we‘'ve taken orders for. They're available to or- der for delivery to the convention for $20. Checks should be sent to Charles Specht at 2306 Belmore Dr., Champaign, IL 61821

Bob Cigrang Charles Specht

Bob Cigrang and Charles Specht, Co-Chairs Sponsored by the Windy City Matchcover Club 8 RMS Bulletin November/December 2015, No. 577

The United States Army

11th Airborne Division

The 11th Airborne Division ("Angels") was a United States Army airborne formation, first activated on 25 February 1943, during World War II. Consisting of one parachute and two glider infantry regiments, with supporting troops, the division underwent rigorous training throughout 1943. It played a vital role in the successful Knollwood Maneuver, which was organized to determine the viability of large-scale American airborne formations after their utility had been called into question following a disappointing performance during the Allied invasion of Sicily.

Held in reserve in the United States for the first half of 1944, in June the division was transferred to the Pacific Theater of Operations. Upon arrival, it entered a period of intense training and acclimatization, and by November was judged combat-ready. The 11th Airborne saw its first action on the island of Leyte in the Philippines, but in a traditional infantry role. In January 1945, the division took part in the invasion of Luzon. The two glider infantry regiments again operated as conventional infantry, securing a beachhead before fighting their way inland. The parachute infantry regiment was held in reserve for several days before conducting the division's first airborne operation, a combat drop on the Tagaytay Ridge. Reunited, the division participated in the Liberation of Manila, and two companies of divisional paratroopers conducted an audacious raid on the Los Baños internment camp, liberating two thousand civilians. The 11th Airborne's last combat operation of World War II was in the north of Luzon around Aparri, in aid of combined American and Philippine forces who were battling to subdue the remaining Japanese resistance on the island.

On 30 August 1945, the division was sent to southern Japan as part of the occupation force. Four years later, it was recalled to the United States, where it became a training formation. One parachute infantry regiment was detached for service in the Korean War, but on 30 June 1958, the division was inactivated. It was briefly reactivated on 1 February 1963 as the 11th Air Assault Division (Test) to explore the theory and practicality of helicopter assault tactics, and was inactivated on 29 June 1965. The division's personnel and equipment were transferred to the newly raised 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). [https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/11th_Airborne_Division_(United_States)] RMS Bulletin September/OctoberNovember/December 1996, 2015 No., No. 462 577 9 9

RMS 2015 CONVENTION NEWS

2015 RMS AWARDS:

Series and Sets: 1st - Ellen Gutting; 2nd - Mike Samuels; 3rd - Ken White Foreign: 1st - Mike Midda; 2nd -Dick Hagerman; 3rd - David Gustard Military/Political: 1st - Mike Midda; 2nd - Ellen Gutting; 3rd - Morris Pasternak Sports: 1st - Jack Barnes; 2nd - Jack Barnes; 3rd - Bob Borton Transportation: 1st - Bill Longenecker; 2nd - Dick Hagerman; 3rd - Jack Barnes Lodging: 1st - Bill Longenecker; 2nd - Dick Hagerman; 3rd - Arlene Cole VIP/Entertainment 1st - Marc Edelman; 2nd - Mike Midda; 3rd - Bob Borton Thematic: 1st - Marc Edelman; 2nd - Dina Melucci; 3rd - Mitzi Mantz Single: 1st - Bob Cigrang; 2nd - Mike Samuels.; 3rd - Bob Hofacker Business/Products: 1st - Mitzi Mantz; 2nd - Marc Edelman; 3rd - Marc Edelman Eating/Drinking: 1st - Sherry Sisson; 2nd - Marc Edelman; 3rd - Mike Schwimmer Open: 1st - Marc Edelman; 2nd - Mike Schwimmer; 3rd - Dina Melucci

RMS Best of Show: Mitzi Mantz Convention Stats RMS Area Award: Nora Van Tol RMS Outstanding Col: John Bachochin Attendance 157 RMS Hall of Fame: Bill Gigantino and Shirley Sayers First timers 19 Banquet 93 CLUB DISPLAY AWARDS: Dealers 13 Attendees represented: Angelus MC Best Combo: Marc Edelaman 25 states Big Boy Club Best Big Boy Rest: Cecil Waldrup 13 from Canada Connecticut MC Best Disney: Ellen Gutting 3 from UK Denver Strikers MC Most Dif: Kathleen Kovaks 4 auctions took in $26,500 Forest City MC Best Radio/TV: Kathleen Kovaks Girlie Club Best Girlie: Mike Midda Special Thanks to: Huggable Bears MC Best Bears: Jack Barnes -Shirley Sayers for Business minutes IMC Best Hotel: Dick Hagerman -Joe DeGenarro for photos Jewelite Club Best Jewelite: Deb Guynup -Joe DeGennaro for Convention report Liberty Bell MC Best Diamonds: Ellen Gutting -Gayle Hofacker for photo identification Mermaid MC Best Mermaid: Joe DeGennaro -Morris Pasternak for photo identification New Moon Best Box: Marc Edelman -Terry Rowe for photo identification New Moon Best Label: David Gustard -Sherry Sisson for Award winners Penn-Ohio MC Best Railroads: Bill Longenecker Southeastern MC Best Military: Gerry Goleman Another one down! Our 76th Tobacco Club Best Tobacco: Mike Midda Tri-State MC Best Diamond: Ellen Gutting RMS Convention coming up Trans Canada MC Best Canada: Dick Hagerman next year!

Manny Philips Mem. Award: G. Goleman INDIVID/MEMORIAL AWARDS: Mary Ross Memorial Award: D. McKinney Pat Flynn Memorial Award: Nancy Smith Harry Stump Memorial Award: Jack Barnes Sam Schroeder Award: Mike Midda John Williams Memorial Award: Ellen Gutting W.Chase/E. Hovious Mem.: Lenny Kaye 10 RMS Bulletin November/December 2015, No. 577

2015 RMS Business Meeting

The RMS business meeting was called to order at 9:10 a.m. on August 21, 2015, by President Carry van Tol at the Best Western Plus Lehigh Valley in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with 85 members present.

The Pledge of Allegiance to the U. S. Flag was followed with acknowledgement of the Canadian and United Kingdom‘s flags.

W.D. Broadway offered a prayer for the meeting, after a short statement about this probably being his last convention and thanking everyone for their friendship and matches and speaking of his wife‘s 13 surgeries.

President van Tol introduced the officers present, noting absence of the Editor, and acknowledged his committee chairs. Convention Chair Edelman introduced the hotel staff.

Nancy Smith read the names of the deceased members: John Williams, Polly Ginder, Debbie Loth, Clifford Zesker, Bobbie MacKenzie, Marc Clements, Kay Eggleston and Mel Reese. A moment of silence followed to remember those that have passed.

Past Presidents, Outstanding Collectors and Hall of Fame recipients were asked to stand. One first time attendee was at the meeting.

Two RMS members signed up new members.

Joe DeGennaro moved and Leslie Good second that the Secretary‘s 2014 minutes be approved as published. The motion carried.

Everyone was asked to list their e-mail when they signed in for the meeting.

Time and Place Chair Bill Gigantino reported that RMS will be in Springfield, Ill in 2016 and Hagerstown, MD is bidding for the 2017 RMS Convention. No other bids have been received.

An album of matchcovers was picked up at the auction and President van Tol asked to have it returned if you accidently picked it up.

There was no old business.

New Business: Terry Rowe after 23 years is resigning as RMS Membership/Treasurer. He was thanked for his years of dedication to the hobby. Linda Clavette Wolfe will be the new RMS Membership/ Treasurer.

Motion by Dave Carr and second by Jack Barnes that the $400 honorariums be continued for the Membership/Treasurer, Secretary, Historian, Librarian and Editor. The motion carried.

Gerald Goleman reported on the health status of Bill Hayes. He continued to report on the Southern Swapfest.

Rich Greene commented on the program book and the lack of ads and their going outside the hobby for other ads. Marc Edelman said people should be responsible for putting together an ad and not need to RMS Bulletin November/December 2015, No. 577 11 have notices sent requesting ads as Ellen Gutting has done in the past.

Announcements by Marc Edelman, Convention /Chair Get your club banners to Marc Edelman. Nora van Tol is selling raffle tickets. Pick up displays on Saturday before 1 p.m. Preservation Forum is Saturday morning at 10:15 a.m. Followed by the Collector‘s Forum. A special booklet will be given to the first 100 attending the collector‘s Forum. Everyone must be out of the dealer‘s room by 1 p.m. Thank you to Robert Lamb, Co-chair and committee members

Donna Longenecker announced Keystone-Lehigh Swapfest will be October 22-24, 2015

Charles Specht – RMS 2016 will be in Springfield, Ill at the Hilton which will become a Wyndham. Room rate is $109 + and that includes parking. It is State Fair week. There is a Route 66 museum. The dates are August 14-20, 2016.

Bill Gigantino, Nominating Committee Chair gave his report of officers for 2016-2018 President – Marc Edelman 1st Vice President – Nancy Smith 2nd Vice President – Greg Wolf Secretary – Shirley Sayers Membership/Treasurer – Linda Wolfe If there are any other nominations mail them to Bill by 1/1/16.

Clem Pater swore Linda Clavette Wolfe in as Membership/Treasurer effective immediately.

Linda Wolfe reported RMS 2017 will be held at the Ramada in Hagerstown, MD. There will still be a UES Swapfest. In negotiation for room rates which will be $89 - $99 per night. Shopping center, lots of restaurants, 2 casinos and Baltimore and Washington, D.C. not far away. Motion by Grant Gehringer and second by Les Good to hold the RMS Convention in 2017 in Hagerstown, MD. All in favor.

Shirley has new RMS pins for sale - $3 each.

President van Tol thanked Nora for all her help this past year.

Be sure to pick up your RMS Area Award Plaques.

Motion to adjourn by Jack Barnes second by Joe DeGennaro. All in Favor.

Respectfully submitted,

Shirley Sayers

Shirley Sayers, Secretary Rathkamp Matchcover Society

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American Snapshot: 1943

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A Peek At Other Bulletins (e-version) Big Boy Restaurants; Matchbooks/ [based on current issues on hand as of this writing] Boxes In The Real World: III; Full-length Whiskey; How The Dutch Ended up In South Angelus MC: [Jul-Sep 2015] 14 pp. Club Africa; Omaha‘s Peony Park; classified ads, business; Vintage Paper Fair: Beyond Paperdome; auction AMCAL 2015 Display Winners; Quarterly Combo; ...and leave the driving to us!; Decorative Trans Canada MC: [Sep 2015] 8 pp. Full-color Debris; Sports Page--A Pretty Cool Sport & small (e-version). Club business. The 75th Convention; category. Auction, raffle ebay; The Rise and Fall of ‗Columbia Match‘ in North America; Bookmatch-like Nicknames; Denver Striker MC: [Jul/Aug 2015] 4 pp. Club Something New and Nostalgic; auction business. Mosquitoes; Cities Service Station Contests and Giveaways; Other Service Station From Linda Wolfe Giveaways & Service Station Humor First of all, I would like to tell Terry Rowe Garden State MC: [Sep-Oct 2015] 6 pp. Club Thank You for a GREAT JOB that he did being business. Pizza Day; Vegetables; English History; Membership Secretary/Treasurer for twenty-three Humpty Dumpty years. I will have to fill big shoes doing his job.

Girlie MC: [Jul 2015] 4 pp.+catalog At the convention I was asked about getting supplements; Singles listing to 5936; Foreign Sets PayPal for Membership Dues. I thought that was supplement; auction a great idea. Make things easier for international collectors to pay their membership. I know that Liberty Bell MC: [Sep 2015] 8 pp, magazine British Match Box/Booklet Society has PayPal for format, full-color. Club business. Pics From RMS members to pay their dues. I checked into to 75; auction getting PayPal. Not knowing how it works. I called PayPal and come to found out that we as Lone Star MC: [Sep-Oct 2015] 8 pp. Full-color the business would get charge 2.9% and $.30 for (e-version). Club business. Sweet!; The Legend of each transaction. I guess I was not thinking that Chessie; Weapons; Drive-Ins; USS North PayPal works like a credit card company. It is Carolina; What‘s Goin‘ On Elsewhere; classified against the law that I can pass the charges onto the ads members paying their dues. Unlike the British Match Box/Booklet Society they charge their Long Beach MC: [Sep 2015] 8 pp. Club members. So at this time PayPal is out. I will business. Cat Tales, Cats in the British Isles, except dues by Check, Money Order, or auction, raffle Cash. Checks and Money Orders need to be made out to RMS. Please send your dues to me, 13 Rocky Mountain MC: [Jul-Aug 2015] 6 pp.+4 Creekstone Dr., Mont Alto, PA 17237-9614. Or covers. Club business. Louisville, Colorado; you can give me your dues at UES Swapfest, Organizing That Collection; Matchbook Funnies; Keystone Swapfest, or RMS Convention. New Casino Covers/Casino News As of today, I have a printer for the bulletin and San Diego MC: [Fall 2015] 8 pp. Club business. bank account established in my area. If you have Route 66 Snapshot: Gallup, New Mexico; The El a problem getting your bulletin or dues issues. Rancho Hotel Gallup, New Mexico; Cuba Libre; You can contact me by mail or email The Gambling Ship Monfalcone. raffle [email protected]. I will try to do a Great Job like Terry did for all those years. Sierra-Diablo MC: [Oct 2015] 8 pp. Full-color Linda Wolfe, Membership Secretary/Treasurer 16 RMS Bulletin November/December 2015, No. 577 Early Nevada Casinos: II New Deal Club 548 Commercial St., Elko 1931 New Keno Club 232 N. Virginia St., Reno 1932 New Spanish Pool Hall 227 Lake St., Reno 1931 New Star Club 141 N. Lake St., Reno 1932 New York Club 224 N. Center St., Reno 1931 Ninety Five Club L.A. Hwy., Las Vegas 1930s Ninety One Club L.A. Hwy. 91, Las Vegas 1939 Northern Club 207 N. Center St., Reno 1931 Northern Club Searchlight 1931 Northern Club 15 Fremont St., Las Vegas 1931 Orchard, The 6 mi. on Boulder Hwy., Pittman 1930s? Original Crystal 46 A S. C St., Virginia City 1937 Overland Bar Center & Commercial Row 1933 Overland Hotel 102 E. Commercial Row, Reno 1931 Owl Club 50 S. Main, Fallon 1931 Owl Club 724 B St., Sparks 1931 Owl Club 142 E. Commercial Row, Reno 1931 Pair-O-Dice Hwy. 91, Las Vegas 1931 Palace Bar 46 E. Commercial Row, Reno 1934 Palace Cigar Store 46 E. Commercial Row, Reno 1931 Palace Club Main St., Lovelock 1930s Palace Club 46 E. Commercial Row, Reno 1934 Palace Club 60 S. Maine St., Fallon 1939 Palm Cafe 260 Lake St., Reno 1931 Pastime Club 168 S. Maine St., Fallon 1931 Pastime Club 116 E. Commercial Row, Reno 1931 Pastime Club C St., Virginia City 1935 Pasture, The Boulder City Hwy., Las Vegas 1931 Pioneer Hotel 501 Railroad St., Elko 1930s Plaza Club 320 Sierra St., Reno 1931 Public Club 233 Lake St., Reno 1932 Purple Sage North of Boulder Hwy., Las Vegas 1931 Railroad Pass Casino Boulder Hwy., Boulder City 1931 Rainbow Club 146 N. Center St., Reno 1939 Rainbow Club 131 133 S. 1st St., Las Vegas 1931 Rainbow Gardens S. Virginia Rd., Reno 1931 Reno Club Room 142 N. Virginia, Reno 1931 Reno Bar 209 E. 2nd St., Reno 1937 Reno Club 32 W. Douglas Alley, Reno 1931 Reno Club Inc. 232 N. Virginia St., Reno 1931 Reno Racing Assoc. Race Track, Reno 1931 Rex Club 20 Douglas Alley, Reno 1931 Rex Club 16 18 Douglas Alley, Reno 1935 Ritz Club 8 E. Commercial St., Reno 1934 Riverside Buffet 5 S. Virginia St., Reno 1933 Riverside Hotel & Casino 17 S. Virginia St., Reno 1931 Sagebrush Club 129 E. Douglas, Reno 1931 RMS Bulletin November/December 2015, No. 577 17

Sagebrush Club 98 S. Maine St., Fallon 1931 Sawdust Corner C St., Virginia City 1937 Shadows, The 9825 S. Virginia St., Reno 1930s Ship and Bottle Club 222 N. Center St., Reno 1932 Sierra Bar 243 N. Sierra St., Reno 1936 Silver Club 108 N. 1st St., Las Vegas 1932 Silver Dollar 202 N. Center St., Reno 1934 Silver Dollar Club 400 Commercial St., Elko 1931 Silver Palace 25 N. Main St., Yerington 1931 Silver Plume Pool Hall Gerlach 1931 Silver Slipper 1410 E. 4th St., Reno 1931 Silver Tango Parlor 124 N. Center St., Reno 1937 Smokery, The C St., Virginia City 1935 Spark‘s Tango Parlor 822 B St., Sparks 1939 Sparks Bar 714 B St., Sparks 1936 Stag Inn 265 N. Virginia St., Reno 1933 Star Club 141 N. Lake St., Reno 1931 Star Club 70 S. Maine St., Fallon 1935 State Club 7 Douglas Alley, Reno 1931 Stateline Club East side Hwy. 50 at Stateline 1932 Sunset Club Boulder Hwy., Las Vegas 1931 Sunset Pavillion Boulder Hwy., Las Vegas 1932 Ta-Neva-Ho Hwy. 28, Crystal Bay 1937 Tango Club 242 N. Virginia St., Reno 1933? Tavern 700 B St., Sparks 1931 Tavern Club 238 E. Douglas Alley, Reno 1931 Tavern, The Verdi Hwy., Reno 1932 Texas Club Searchlight 1931? The Tango Parlor 123 S. Main St., Las Vegas 1931 Tivoli Bar 20 E. Commercial Row, Reno 1935 Tivoli Cigar Store 44 E. Commercial Row, Reno 1931 Tommy‘s Victory Club 402/302 N. Carson St., Carson City 1933 Tonopah Club Main St., Tonopah 1931 Toscano Hotel 238 Lake St., Reno 1931 Tower Casino 1838 N. Main St., N. Las Vegas 1934 Town House 39 W. 1st St., Reno 1932 Truckee River Realty S. Verdi Rd., Reno 1931 Turf Club, The 29 1/2 Douglas Alley, Reno 1931 Waldorf Club 142 N. Virginia St., Reno 1932 Waldorf, Inc., The 142 N. Virginia St., Reno 1931 Washington Club 46 E. Commercial Row, Reno 1931 Washoe Bar 46 S. C St., Virginia City 1935 Washoe Cafe 32 34 E. Commercial Row, Reno 1931 Washoe Club, The Gerlach 1931 Waterfront, The East Broadway, Lovelock 1937 Whitney Cigar Store 1006 B St., Sparks 1932 Willows, The Verdi Rd., Reno 1931 Wine House, The 18 E. Commercial Row, Reno 1931 Woo Sing(Public Club) 223 Lake St., Reno 1935 Yucca Club 2576 E. Charleston, Las Vegas 1939 18 RMS Bulletin November/December 2015, No. 577 [Please check the Mail Box column for answers on last issue‟s query on ]

Diet-Rite Cola

Soda/VIP Series

This is a nice double category series. These are Bookmatches Inc. covers. They are actually yellow, but my scanner has an issue with yellow. I have the following issues: -Joan Baez - Simon and Garfunkel - The Monkeys - Lovin‘ Spoonful and Judy Collins - Johnny Mathis

Does anyone have any others they can add to the list? If so, just send the Ed. the names.

If anyone has a definitive answer, please let us know....And, if you have a question about a set or series, send in a clear pic and details, and we‟ll see what information we can garner from our readers.

Almost all covers are Safety Firsts. Manhattan Match Co. used the footer from 1936-c. 1944. A number of other companies had already had such a footer in use before then (Lion, Diamond, Universal, etc.)

The Safety First footer is about the only thing Manhattan covers have going for them. Of course, the Safety First designation mean old, but, that aside, almost all the covers, here, that I‘ve seen are bland, 2-color affairs with simplistic artwork, certainly nothing to rival the great art to be seen on the old Ohio, Lion, Diamond, and Crown covers.

Still, that Safety First footer is what makes them prized bv collectors. And, there aren‘t all that many to be had. I‘ve been listing them for over 30 years, and currently there are only 370 Manhattan Safety Firsts listed.

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The Huggable Bears

This specialty club, formed in 1993, is devoted to collectors of bears on matchcovers. It is also interested in bear subjects in general. This club publishes a quarterly bulletin called BEAR TRACKS and holds it annual meeting at each year's RMS convention.

Current officers are: Chairbear Nora van Tol, Vice President/Secretary Carry van Tol and Treasurer Toby Messmer.

Bears on covers encompass a broad field. For example the specialist categorizes bears as Polar Bear, Grizzly, Koala, Panda caricatures, etc. Further breakdowns include Smokey the Error Corner Bear, Sleep, the Travelodge Bear, Happy, the automotive bear and Paddington.

Oops! Another spell- We are seeing more bears from foreign countries ing error. now.

Actually, it‘s more There are over 6,000 bear covers known to exist of an error of omis- and many are used in advertising. sion. Huggable Bear members also collect bear memorabilia such as stuffed bears, bear paper products, bear Christmas decorations, bear statuary and anything else that has a bear on it. Have any interesting Error covers, yourself? Trading of covers, knowledge of covers and Send me scans, and I‘ll friendship can be found at any bear meeting. run selected items as Membership is open to all, with dues of $5 per space becomes avail- year. A shorter bear meeting is held at the UES able. swapfest in Hagerstown MD in the month of June.

If you would like to join us, contact Toby Messmer, 5930 Mary Ingles Hwy., Melbourne, KY 41059 or at [email protected] 1020 RMS RMS Bulletin Bulletin September/October November/December 1995, 2015 No., No. 456 5 77 specializing in tobacco related covers. No

The Mail Box manumark on this but feel probably made in Japan. Striking surface different to the norm. I do have a few spares that I am willing to trade for camel singles, to anyone interested enough to contact me.

Duane Ready, PA: This matchcover advertises a ―HANDEELITE, which appears to be a type of matchbook holder that may attach to a pack of cigarettes.

Ed. It‟s the Adverap idea. Anyone know which came first?

Sal Conti, NY: Re "Error Corner" in the Jul/Aug issue, I know it is most likely a spelling error, but many times when I am down South, the Southern people I am with always pronounce it "Albama", Ed. Ed also sent in leaving out the extra "a". Also, I am for the RMS this UNLISTED bulletin online, with seeing the covers in color. Navy Ship cover... And I also agree w/the roster on line, and current. Members w/o PCs can go several places I am not an avid for free pc access, such as their local library (in collector of U.S. NYC we even get to print up to 20 sheets per day Navy covers or an free, and if you sign-on also with a friends library expert on the U.S. card not used that day you can get another 20 free Navy, but my sheets, and on-and-on), their local senior centers, interest did peek senior homes, maybe some place they volunteer when I discovered at, etc. I just have a laptop, and do all my printing the cover shown here where I can find it for FREE. in a small collection my brother pur- Ed Wright, CAN: This cover has just turned up chased for me in here in Ajax, close to Toronto. It was distributed England. Note the by Ontario Convenience Stores association that Quartermasters represents 7,500 convenience store retailers in the names listed on the Province of Ontario. This novelty matchbook with front cover, which to a five match set-up resembling the bars on a jail me suggests that cell, will certainly be a hit with collectors RMS Bulletin November/December 2015, No. 577 21 only a few were produced in a small run, making Duane Ready, PA: Duane sent in this ad he this cover in my opinion, quite rare. The fact the found in a 1909 issue of Collier‟s Magazine. cover was made in the Philippines was also strange so I decided a little research was in order.

According to what I could find on line, USS Kirk was a Knox-Class Destroyer Escort, originally DE – 1087 and reclassified in 1975 as a Frigate. She was named for Admiral Alan Goodrich Kirk.

The USS Kirk gained notoriety in 1975 as part of the U.S. fleet sent to facilitate the evacuation of Americans from South Vietnam. She carried out one of the most significant humanitarian missions in U.S. military history by rescuing the South Vietnamese Navy, as well as thousands of Vietnamese refugees and leading them to safety in the Philippines. In 2010, the U.S. Navy created a documentary entitled ‗The Lucky Few‘ to commemorate the operation.

USS Kirk was decommissioned on 6 August 1993 and leased to The Republic of China‘s Navy Duane also sent in this in Taiwan. It was renamed Fen Yang with the hull rather unique combo. number changed to 934. Bill Evans, KY: I‘m Logic tells me the cover wondering if collectors shown was issued circa can provide some 1975 whilst the ship was information on the in the Philippines. How enclosed item (pictured amazing would it be if on p. 26). any of the sailors listed on the cover, or a relative, I obtained this item saw this article, and were recently, and it has all the then able to add to the characteristics of a story above. It certainly matchbox, measuring would show how far our 3‖x1½‖x½‖, with a readership can travel. striker surface at one end of the box. The ½‖ and 3‖ Jimmie Close, FL: Ref panels read on one side ―Roche & Cie, Grand Jul/Aug issue, p. 7, Priv, Paris 1900‖. The opposite side panel reads Jimmie sent in yet ―Paris, Rue Caumartin 7. Made in Belgium.‖ The another misspelling of contents of the box are very small candles, B u c k h a n n o n , W V . measuring 2⅛‖, with a matchstick tip that will Ironically, this one is ignite when struck. from Superior, the company that got it right As the story goes, the small candle, when lit, is in the first instance. then inserted in the samll continued on p. 26 22 RMS Bulletin November/December 2015, No. 577

Hobby Glossary

Bits & Pieces Plastic Pages - see Pages

Playboy Clubs - category for covers issued from clubs; 9 sets and some singles; Wayne Do you know what Eadie, NY, had 242 as of 11/05. “autel” means? ―Motel‖ is a combination of Playmate - Hanna trademark for its 20-strike ―motor‖ and ―hotel‖, but Girlies. [Australian] ―autel‖? Google wasn‘t any help, but I‘m Pocket Wallet - Lion trademark for its covers guessing ―auto‖+ having 2 flaps which formed a pocket for loose ―hotel‖. matches; very few known; early 1920s.

What’s the biggest Pocketbox - Diamond box trademark; introduced matchcover reference in 1959. 19,700 listed as of 9/14. site in the world? http:/matchpro.org Pocketbox Slim - Diamond box trademark; slightly smaller than Pocketbox; introduced in A M C A L 2 0 1 6 1981. 8,000 listed as of 9/14. attendees are going to be in for a surprise! Pocketbox Ultra Slim - Diamond box trademark; smaller than Pocketbox Slim; 1983-present. 4,500 It is not true that the listed as of 4/14. average age for a collector in this hobby is Political - large category for covers issued 97! candidates and political campaigns; many are dated; normally subdivided into: Major Political (Presidents, Senators, Congressmen; Dave Answer to Last Issue’s Kennaday‘s, PA, collection numbered 1,108 as of 10/87) and Minor Political (all others; Mike Matchcover Mystery Prero‘s, CA, collection numbered 2,5,67 as of 9/14). Dave Kennaday‘s total collection numbered “In what country did Universal manufacturer its 7,535 as of 12/00. Jupiter One-Eight covers?” Pontiac Auto Color Sets - 28 30-strike sets; 1958 Claude Pelletier, CAN: ―Belgium!‖ -1981.

Pop-Ups - see Display Matchcover Mysteries: #119 “Which American manufacturer issued covers Port of San Francisco Set - 1959 Diamond set with detachable strikers?” of 7 20-sticks.

That one‘s pretty easy. Answer in our next issue. Portuguese Comedian Set (I) - 1971 Portuguese Have a question you think might work? Send it in set of 96 covers (24 pink/24 white/24 yellow/24 to the Ed. blue) with black edges.

RMS Bulletin January/FebruaryNovember/December 1996, 2015 No., No. 458 5 77 19 23

History 101 Horatio Nelson

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758– 21 October 1805) was a British flag officer famous for his service in the Royal Navy, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted for his inspirational leadership and superb grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics, which resulted in a number of decisive naval victories. He was wounded several times in combat, losing one arm and the sight in one eye. Of his several victories, the best known and notable was the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, at the end of which he was shot and killed.

Nelson was born into a moderately prosperous Norfolk family and joined the navy through the influence of his uncle, Maurice Suckling. He rose rapidly through the ranks and served with leading naval commanders of the period before obtaining his own command in 1778. He developed a reputation in the service through his personal valor and firm grasp of tactics but suffered periods of illness and unemployment after the end of the American War of Independence. The outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars allowed Nelson to return to service, where he was particularly active in the Mediterranean. He fought in several minor engagements off Toulon and was important in the capture of Corsica and subsequent diplomatic duties with the Italian states. In 1797, he distinguished himself while in command of HMS Captain at the Battle of Cape St Vincent.

Shortly after the battle, Nelson took part in the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, where his attack was defeated and he was badly wounded, losing his right arm, and was forced to return to England to recuperate. The following year, he won a decisive victory over the French at the Battle of the Nile and remained in the Mediterranean to support the Kingdom of Naples against a French invasion. In 1801, he was dispatched to the Baltic and won another victory over the Danes at the Battle of Copenhagen. He subsequently commanded the blockade of the French and Spanish fleets at Toulon and, after their escape, chased them to the West Indies and back but failed to bring them to battle. After a brief return to England, he took over the Cádiz blockade in 1805. Nelson's fleet engaged the Franco-Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar, Britain's greatest naval victory, but during the action Nelson was fatally wounded by a French sniper. His body was brought back to England where he was accorded a state funeral.

Nelson's death at Trafalgar secured his position as one of Britain's most heroic figures; numerous monuments, including Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, London, have been created in his memory and his legacy remains highly influential. [http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Horatio_ Nelson,_1st_Viscount_ Nelson] 24 RMS Bulletin November/December 2015, No. 577 Seasons Greetings To One And All!

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26 RMS Bulletin November/December 2015, No. 577 hole as indicated in the photo. As a further conversation point, this box belonged to the prostitute pictured. Perhaps, the customer‘s length of stay was then terminated when the candle was through burning!

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RMS Bulletin November/December 2015, No. 577 27 “What do you do with bobtailed covers?” [It‘s assumed that we‘re talking about old covers here] [Thanks to Dave Carr, CAN, for this one] [September - 95 responding] 12 -Toss them 34 -Keep them until replacements arrive *For respondents giving more than one option, 33 -Keep them permanently (some or all) each option was counted. 3 -Put them on the freebie tables 7 -Give them away *Note: Most of those who indicated that they keep 1 -Avoid them bobtails also pointed out that they do not buy or 3 -Try to repair them accept such in trade. 1 -I save them for other craft projects 1 -Save them for other collectors *Note: If the respondent said „Keep them‟, I interpreted that as „Keep them permanently‟, but many, I suspect, actually meant „Keep them until a replacement is found‟. Several specifically said they collect them, though.

Appropriate comments:

―I have yet to see a bobtail worth taking.‖ ―If the covers are in categories that I collect I will keep them, until I can replace them. I started collecting 50yrs ago in Cub Scouts and most of my original covers we bobtailed for appearance.‖ ―I collect the hobby's rare and iconic. On the highly prized bobtails I attempt to repair and or loosely replace the lost striker. All others I cast aside as a filler until something better comes along.‖ ―I keep almost all bob-tailed covers. I hate to throw them out as I am sure that someone else may want the odd one to fill in a hole in their collection.‖ ―In my categories, I keep them but store them till later (which never seems to come!). I toss most not in my categories. But here's my quandary: I found a slew of bob tailed Canadian Excise Tax Stamp covers, and my gut says " do not toss!" ―We have "made our own covers" to put in back of them. That is we printed two lines as thick as strikers on sheets of stock the same color as most older covers and trimmed them to the size of 20 and 30 strikes, some being a little wider than most and some being a little longer - especially the 20's. We then place them behind the bobtailed cover - no attachment of any sort, and put them in our books. This helps make them more visually appealing and they stay in the collection until we are able to upgrade them, which we are able to do more often than one might think.‖ ―I just treat them as another cover to add to my collection with the hope that I will find the same cover in a complete state. I can‘t fault someone who happen to cut the matches off and was only saving a cover from a trip somewhere. I know most collectors will not accept them in trade but I am open to trade regardless of condition. I usually only see them when I come across a collection I find in a garage sale or similar situation.‖

A suggestion based on the above. For those collectors throwing bobtails away, it would be nice if they were instead given away instead, since so many other collector at least temporarily have a use for them. The number of collectors who just flat out kept bob-tails was a surprise to me. I had no idea it would be anywhere close to that. 28 RMS Bulletin November/December 2015, No. 577

LOOKING TO BUY covers relating to Rt. 66. Send description info and cost. Joe McCutchan, POB 843, Adrian, MI 49221...... N/D15

WILL BUY or TRADE FOR FRONT STRIKE ONLY: - with pics or artwork of the following: guns, bullets, mobile campers, trailers, chain saws, furniture, -Has your club given out its RMS Area Award? overalls, work clothes. Also want full-length diners, Please let the Ed. know so that such can be posted candy, motels. Please include address, price list and/ on the RMS web site. or want list. Pete Aji 235 Catawba River Rd. Myrtle Beach, SC 29588 [email protected]/D15 -Linda Wolfe, our new membership secretary/ treasurer, needs your e-mail address for inclusion FOR TRADE: large group of covers, dif categories. in the new 2016-2018 membership roster, plus any Will trade for bus-related covers; let me know. J. updates to your categories, addresses, etc. Please Dockendorf, 448 Meadow Dr., Camp Hill, PA 17011 send to Linda at: [email protected] or 13 (717-763-9117)...... N/D15 Creekstone Dr., Mont Alto, PA 17237 PERKINS AMERICANA NEEDED: set 1 (all); set

5 (P); set 16 (Y,P,W,O); set 7 (O,G); set 71 (G); set 74 -Recent RMS Area Award Recipients: (G); set 157 (O); set 233 (all). Will buy or trade. -2015 RMS Convention: Nora Van Tol Russell Potter, 19088 192nd Ave., Spiro, OK 74959 -Girlie Club: Marc Edelman (918-962-5721). Collect RR and Fred Harvey....N/D15 -Casino Club: Denis Bouchard

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MATCHCOVER APPROVALS: Send Complete want list to receive by mail your favorite town, state, or topic. you pay postage. Select the ones you would like to keep and return the rest along with pay for your purchases. William Mankins, PO Box 882, Meadows of Dan, VA 24120. [email protected]...... N/D15

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eBay Follies Why Did They Name It That?

by Jimmie Close Vintage 1940's - Heigl & Klemp, Throg’s Neck, New York: In an area controlled by Shell Gasoline the Dutch in the 17th century, John Throggmorton Service - Pair of was among those allowed to settle on a peninsula Matchbooks where the East River meets Long Island Sound. The peninsula became known as Throggmorton‘s Neck, but was subsequently shortened to Throgg‘s Neck. Then, in the 1950‘s, a bridge connecting Queens to east Bronx was constructed and was to be named Throgg‘s Neck Bridge.

That was when bureaucrats stepped in and deter- mined that the cost of making signs for directing Asking price: $100 bridge traffic could be reduced if one of the ‗G‘s was September 2015 dropped. Thus, the current Throg‘s Neck.

...and they‘re both The person who related this, as well as many other struck! [Thanks to tales, persistently referred to the peninsula and bridge George Cosentini, CA, as ‗Frog‘s Neck.‘ for this one. 3022 RMS RMS Bulletin Bulletin November/December November/December 1995, 2015 No., No. 457 5 77 to WHG TM in the amount of $819,383.75, MATCHBOOKS IN THE which included attorney fees. [192]. LAW BOOKS: PART 100 [To be continued]

by Kenneth H. Ryesky, Esq. ======

======[192]WHG TM Corp. v. Patel, 2008 U.S. Dist. Ken Ryesky (RMS # 9003) is a member of the LEXIS 13282 (N.D. Ohio, 5:07 CV 3087, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Bars, 2/22/2008). and has taught Business Law at Queens College of the City University of New York. He can be reached at .

======This is the Hundredth installment of this Column, a milestone completely unenvisioned when the first installment hit the presses. The Column has evolved from its original format, and illustrations are now a key part of it. Support from the readership and our Editor has helped to make this Column what it is today Profound appreciation is now extended to all who have assisted in obtaining illustrative specimens, and no less to those who have proffered positive comments in correspondence and at Conventions.

Usually, in order to recover monetarily from some party who has done one wrong, it is necessary to prove the value of the wrong committed. There is an exception known as statutory damages, where the dollar amount is specified in the statute. The damages scheme under the federal Trademark Law allows a rhe registrant to recover from one who uses a counterfeit trademark the greater of actual Classified ads...con’t from p. 28 damages (including legal fees) or statutory damages. MY MOTHER, Margaret Draper, was a world traveler and lover of fine dining. the pictures at http:// In 2007, one Nita Patel, doing business under an tinyurl.com/Matchbooks2015 are from numerous entity known as the Patel Properties Association, places around the world. Most have been struck, but marketed consumable hotel supplies to various many are quite interesting. If you‘re interested, make a Ramada, TraveLodge, and Super 8, hotels, all reasonable offer; I‘d rather they go to someone who loves such things than into the landfill. Chris De subsidiary chains in the Wyndham Hotel group, Santis, 423 Pommel Dr., Payson, UT 84651 such supplies bearing the unauthorized trademarks [email protected]...... N/D15 of the customer hotels. The WHG TM Corporation, an entity holding the rights WANTED: Coney Island matches from Cincinnati Wyndham, sued Patel for infringement. Patel was and Coney Island from New York. Ms. Martha Jones, found to have purveyed goods using counterfeit 3311 Backmeyer Rd., Richmond, IN 47374- trademarks. The court awarded statutory damages 6735...... N/D15 con‟t >> RMS Bulletin November/December 2015, No. 577 31 RMS MEMBERSHIP REPORT – NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 SPONSOR NEW MEMBERS (*=will trade) 9828- Bryan Searcy, 224 W. Park Dr., Morganton, NC 28655-4218...... New York Times COLLECTS: Political, Sport & Foreign

9829*-C. Michael Stinson, SVCC-200 Daniel Rd., Keysville, VA 23947-3559...... RMS Web Site COLLECTS: Birds, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky & Caves.

9830*-Leonard Helicher, 856 East 18th St., , NY 11230-3101...... RMS Web Site COLLECTS: Sports, Hotels & Early Auto.

9831-Walter Whitehill, 14 Whitehill Terrace, Newburgh, NY 12550-1991...... RMS COLLECTS: Newburgh, New York area.

9832-Charlie Zayleskie, 502 Airey Ave., Endicott, NY 13760-4502...... RMS COLLECTS: Pizza & Tamaqua, PA.

9833-Diane Pappas, 716 North 24th St., Philadelphia, PA 19130-2535...... Sherry Sisson Email: [email protected]

REINSTATED 7028*-Denise Barnard, 11601 S. Anderson Rd., Guthrie, OK 73044-8302 COLLECTS: General - No boxes Email: [email protected]

8797-Kevin D. Fleming, 23592 Windsong, Apt. 37-J, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-2346 COLLECTS: Route 66, Long Beach & Compton, CA, Mexico, San Bernardino Mountain Communities, Idyliwild, CA & Miles City, MT

9564*-Russell W. Potter, 19088 192nd Ave, Spiro, OK 74959-4210 COLLECTS: Railroads & Fred Harvey Restaurants

9795-Sherri L. Kayhoe, 413 W 5th Street, Waynesboro, PA 17268-1922 COLLECTS: Bowling

CHANGE OF ADDRESS 7803-Keith Garside, C/O Missouri Veterans Home, 1111 Euclid Ave., Cameron, MO 64429-2005 9621-Mike Schwimmer, 1840 Comstock Ln., N., Plymouth, MN 55447-2835

DECEASED BIRTHDAY CLUB: The 6645-Russell Hintz (8/31/15) following club members will be celebrating birthdays on the dates Respectfully submitted, indicated. Please check your latest Linda Clavette Wolfe roster to get current addresses and categories: Dennis Burnell (12/5) ______MATCHBOOK COLLECTION FOR SALE: Over 100 notebooks If you‘re interested in receiving full of mounted matchbook covers including Disney, Conventions, 200-300 covers or boxes during Coupons, Hotels, 25 states, Europe, Asia, South America , Five color, your birthday month, send an SASE girlies etc. + 145 boxes of flatten match covers with 150-400 match #10 envelope to: Wally and Pat Mains, 105 Roger Ln., Florence, KY covers in each. Most from 1980-1996 - make offer--pick up in 41042-2334. NEW MEMBERS NM contact [email protected]...... N/D15 ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. 32 RMS Bulletin November/December 2015, No. 577

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