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Show i P8 T LwJ f Pu CS. ft-' iff '5r-'::'A'iWv,5. -:: Tfn--yl 'it- Orem-Geneva Times Thurs., April 1, 1982 B I 1982 jiiiiisijg Ai Lions Meeting Honors Disf. Gov. Shopping For Credit Postmaster Clyde E. Weeks As Orem residents this week have been monitoring with intense interest the orbiting around the Earth of the space shuttle Columbia, I have been reminded of the issuance just 20 years ago of the 4 cent "MAN IN SPACE" stamp to commemorate America's first orbital space flight. From start to finish it was a "cloak-and-dagger" drama which was accomplished in absolute ab-solute secrecy from start to finish. When the stamp was conceived by Postmaster General Day and Deputy Postmaster General Brawley, the idea was conveyed to officials of the . National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. It was pointed out that never before had a previously unannounced stamp been issued simultaneously with the event it commemorated. It was agreed that the plan was feasible, provided it could be accomplished ac-complished under the strictest security precautions. All transactions and instructions between the Post Office Department and the Bureau were transmitted verbally, and all designs, models and die proofs were arranged through a gentleman's agreement in a hand-to-hand operation. Charles R. Chickering, designer, pretended to be on vacation from his job at the Bureau of Engraving, but actually went into seclusion at his home studio, behind locked doors, to design the stamp. The engraver who did the lettering worked on weekends, when his shop was empty. The picture engraver also gave the impression of being on vacation, but went to his office in the evenings and worked late into the night to complete the steel engraving for the new stamp. The plates were made at night when the Bureau was closed. To avoid arousing suspicion, when it came time to print the 100,000,000 stamps, workers were utilized who had previous stamp experience but who were then engaged in printing currency. TOP SECRET When printing was completed, the stamps were moved across the street via an underground tunnel on a weekend to a brand new packaging and ship- ; . u t i I i i l l 4 1- ping vauu. weeKenu smpmems were inaue uy irucn to the Washington Post Office registry section and then were dispatched as "security printing" to Postal Inspectors at 301 points across the nation, to be held until further instructions were received. In the meantime, the Department shipped two philatelic cancelling machines to Jacksonville, Florida with instructions that they be held for postal equipment technicians. Steel cancelling dies were obtained under the" guise of "experimental equipment." equip-ment." The same excuse was used in acquiring rubber hand-cancellation stamps, and the phrase" "First Day of Issue" and the circular portion of the die were obtained separately to avoid suspicion. A million envelopes were ordered, ostensibly for headquarters supplies, but in reality to be processed as "First Day Covers" at Cape Canaveral. The new "MAN IN SPACE" stamps were affixed af-fixed to the covers by the Philatelic Section, working behind locked doors on weekends and at night, in advance, to be placed in an Air Force van, where cancellation of the covers began immediately im-mediately upon completion of Astronaut John Glenn's space flight. At the moment he was retrieved from the ocean, Postal Inspectors were instructed by a prearranged telephone conference throughout the land to open their sealed boxes and turn the contents over to Postmasters for immediate sale. It was an exciting moment at the Orem Post Office, February 20, 1962, when I opened the registered container and found a supply of the "MAN IN SPACE" stamps with instructions to put them on sale immediately! Orem residents bought them like hotcakes, and I am sure many of them by this time have found their way into valuable stamp collections. This was the first time in history that a stamp went on sale all over America on the first day of issue, at the exact hour of the event it memorialized, with no advance "leak" that it was forthcoming. It was 'top secret' from beginning to end! car care center OIL CHANGE SPECIAL $9.50 Motor oil Hour Rack Time Before 2 p.m. M-F Penzoil SAE 30 Lube Penzoil Filter Us3 our lift or regular bay before 2 p.m. and receive 30 on our bsy rental We make it cssy for U-TO-DO-ITH! 133 E. 100 S. - Orem - 224-5192 1U If y 6 ;d I 1 1 Most of us when we The Orem Lions Club district this year; he has shop for a product or held a meeting last (i2clubs in his district 28- service, especially those Thursday, March 25th, T costing a ,ot of moneV) where they honored Governor Larsen also will do some comparative Glendale Larsen, district reported the Eye Bank shopping on price and governor of 28-T and Glen replaces approximately quality. As consumers we Seal, .Secretary of 28-T. 200 corneas each year. should also shop for It was announced at He urges everyone to credit, the meeting by Governor come to the State Lions You can lose from -arson that there would Convention at Heber City, hundreds to thousands of be a new Lions Club June a - 5th. dollars by poor credit chartered in Orem April Larsen reported at handling. Ask yourself: 2! I!M2. the present there are 1. Do I really need it? Other past district 35,000 Lion Clubs 2. Do I really want it? presidents honored at the throughout the world. 3. Can we afford it? meeting were Glen Seal ' Lions Honored -- left to right, Glen Seal, Secretary of 28-T, Glendale Larsen, Dist. Governor of 28-T. Henry Campbell, past District Governor and Tom Cordner, Charter member of Orem Lions Club 40 years ago. and Henry Campbell. Tom Cordner was recognized for his serving as a Lion and for being a I chartered member of the Orem Club. Governor Larsen rem-(!ktteua (Simes (SECT) 411700) Published each Thrusday for $7 per year by the Orem-Geneva Times, 546 South State Street, Orem, Utah 84057. Second Class Posta ge Paid at Orem, Utah reported this visit to the postmaster: . . . . . . Send address changes to the Orem-Geneva Times, P.O. Box 65, Orem Lions Club was his orem, Utah 84057. 59th visit to clubs in his I Trsr J SAFEWAY b flBgaflg AFw iuaP Li) w pilfc) v r iaMiifi - WW. Hi Tissue 1600 Count 2 Ply 4 Roll Pack White or Assorted Colors Case of 24 -$1 8.96 Joodle Soup Oriental Romen Supreme Mix Your ) (Tl Choice 11 Q u 3 01. Pkgs. (Con 14 3.45( mm - -t it VUI IVVU ,rV Buffet Aiiortment ' l8e)c (C.lt J4 '7. II) Lucerne Mediui.i Grade AA Eggs doz. 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