BULLETIN

PRESIDENT TREASURER EDITOR

John Bachochin Loren Moore Mike Prero

15731 S. 4210 Rd., POB 1181 12659 Eckard Way

Claremore, OK 74017 Roseville, CA 95678 Auburn,CA 95603

918-342-0710 916-783-6822 530-906-4705

No. 341 ALL DUES DUE APRIL 1st June 2013

The sky was a cobalt blue; the air still crisp and refreshing; the day promising to be a balmy 82 degrees--

just another beautiful California day [which is what we pay our incredibly high taxes for]. But, the scene

before me belied the true significance of what was actually unfolding before my eyes.

Underneath that cobalt sky, collectors stealthily approached the welcoming arms of the Heritage Inn,

site of this year’s magnificent AMCAL convention. Amidst the crisp and refreshing morning air, those

same collectors warily eyed one another as they unloaded their cars and trucks or emerged from the

comforting cocoons of their motel rooms. Although there were a few novices to be seen here and there, the

veterans knew what lay ahead...

by

Mike Prero

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Yes, they knew. It was a jungle out there--survival of the fittest, and each veteran intended to be the

victor at the end of the day. They were the hunters...and I was one of them. The prey? Covers beyond the

imagination of ordinary mortals!

I lightly threaded my way to the freebie table, surreptitiously checking out my competition, first to the

right, then to the left. The two elderly ladies at three o’clock would be a minimal threat, at best, I

judged...but Duane Johnk was on my left--he could be a serious problem. A diversion! That’s what I

needed.

“FIRE! FIRE! I SMELL SMOKE!” I watched as everyone stampeded for the parking lot. That gave me a

five-minute head start, I guessed--it would be more than enough.

Well, it could have happened like that, but, in actuality, the unqualified friendliness and generosity of the

attendees quickly disarmed my competitive nature. It immediately became apparent that these good people

had traveled from all over the state, the country, and even from England not just to consume covers, but to

enjoy the greatest hobby in the world and the fellowship of their peers.

Some 60 people officially registered, and we were all rather stunned by the steady 3-day stream of walk-

ins. The latter was due solely to the Sacramento Bee’s April 23rd 2-page article on Loren Moore and the

upcoming convention. We signed up 7 new members and had 4 members reinstated. [And that’s a perfect

example of the importance of getting publicity in place for hobby events...and in this case, we have Loren

Moore to thank.] Chester Crill was kept constantly on the run, dealing with all the walk-ins and giving

estimates on the material they invariably brought in.

I sat for three days, manning the registration table while gloriously sifting through mounds of freebie

material—and I found a bunch, including a few very nice sets that I’ll be running in future bulletins.

Everyone else was just as busy.

There were three big auctions, one each day. Clem Pater was our auctioneer. I thought the final prices

for the lots were generally rather high, but that’s good for the sellers. Sometimes, at the end of an auction,

lots brought in by walk-ins would go on the block. Total $$ exceeded the last Roseville convention.

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AMCAL 2013 Display Awards Results of member ballot votes: Winners received prize ribbons and cash

CLUB SPONSORED AWARDS:

ANGELUS--BEST COMBO DISPLAY:

3rd Place--"Queen Mary" by David Gustard (UK)

2nd Place--"Fast Food Match Up" Cheryl Crill

1st Place--"Donuts Coast to Coast" Cheryl Crill

SAN DIEGO--MOST UNUSUAL GROUP DISPLAY:

"Pull-Quicks"--Larry Danver

SIERRA DIABLO--BEST SMALL CATEGORY

"Pull-Quicks"--Larry Danver

AMCAL SPONSORED AWARDS: SINGLE:

2nd Place--"Bird" (aka "The ugly duckling that became a beautiful

swan") Terry Stroud

1st Place--"Eden Rock" Denise McKinney

SETS:

2nd Place--"Yes, We Have Bananas"--Cheryl Crill

1st Place--"Chinese Babies"--Cheryl Crill

BEST CALIFORNIA DISPLAY:

3rd Place--"KMPC"--John Boal

2nd Place--"Hollywood Palladium"--Cheryl Crill

1st Place--"San Bernardino"--Denise McKinney

PEOPLE'S CHOICE, BEST OF SHOW

"Pull-Quicks" Larry Danver

(This was Larry’s first ever display!)

There were also four $25.00 cash raffle prizes per day along with

covers, books, albums & pages donated by

Hobbymaster, some very beautiful handmade pen/

pencil/file sets from Bill Bias (OH), etc. etc.

Hobbymaster also sent 20% off coupons for all

interested attendees.

It was a great convention, and we all, I’m sure, tip

our hats in appreciation of all the work put in by

everyone responsible, especially Loren Moore and

Chester and Cheryl Crill. Loren put in hundreds of

hours scanning covers, organizing auction lots, and

setting up the special auction web site. The Crills, I’m

certain, donated tons of covers for the events.

Next year’s convention will be sponsored by Angelus

Matchcover Club and will be in Southern California.

No. 341 SIERRA-DIABLO BULLETIN-June 2013 Page 4

Special thanks to Cheryl & Chester Crill and Ed Brassard

for AMCAL photos!

No. 341 SIERRA-DIABLO BULLETIN-June 2013 Page 5

Was The Alamo Really The End of

The Line For Davy Crockett?

Is nothing sacred?!! We all know that Davy Crockett

went down fighting at the end of the 13-day siege of the

Alamo, wielding his rifle like a club before he fell near

the front doors of the former mission’s chapel on March

6, 1836. I, personally, know this is fact because I saw

Davy Crockett die this exact way decades ago on The

Wonderful World of Disney in the 1960s! Now, I ask you,

would Walt Disney lie?

Yet, a Mexican army officer’s 1840s eyewitness account

has surfaced that indicates Crockett never even died at the

Alamo. The diary of Lt. Col. Jose Enrique de la Pena

indicates that Crockett and half a dozen other Alamo

defenders actually surrendered, were taken before

General Santa Ana, and then tortured and brutally

executed. Most historians are accepting the diary as

authentic...and there have been other similar documents

that have surfaced over the years, as well....The next thing

you know, they’ll be telling us that George Washington

never chopped that cherry tree!

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California’s Mission San Luis Rey

Mission San Luis Rey de Francia is a former Spanish mission in the present-day city of Oceanside,

California. The mission was founded on June 13, 1798 by Padre Fermín Lasuén, and was the eighteenth of

the Spanish missions established in California. Named for Saint Louis, the mission lent its name to the

Luiseño tribe of Mission Indians.

The current church, built in 1811, is the third church on this location. It is a National Historic Landmark,

for its pristine example of a Spanish mission church complex. Today the mission complex functions as a

parish church of the Diocese of San Diego as well as a museum and retreat center.

At its prime the Mission San Luis Rey's structures and services compound covered almost 950,400

acres , making it one of the largest of the missions, along with its agricultural land grant property beyond.

The first season's episodes of the Zorro TV series were filmed here in 1957. Walt Disney added a skull

and crossbones to the cemetery entrance. In 1998, Sir Gilbert Levine led members of the Los Angeles

Philharmonic and, with the special permission of His Holiness Pope John Paul II,

the ancient Cappella Giulia Choir of St. Peter's Basilica, in a series of concerts to

commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the founding of the mission. These

festival concerts constituted the first-ever visit of this 500 year-old choir to the

Western Hemisphere. The concerts were broadcast on NPR’s “Performance

Today”. In February 2013, a seismic retrofitting was completed.

Today, Mission San

Luis Rey de Francia is

a working mission,

cared for by the people

who belong to the

parish, with ongoing

restoration projects.

Mission San Luis Rey

has a Museum, Visitors

Center, gardens with

the historic Pepper

Tree, and the original

s m a l l C e m e t e r y.

[ h t t p : / /

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Mission_San_Luis_Rey

_de_Francia]

An American Tour:

70

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800. Jim Rauzy, 57 Adler Cir.,

Sacramento, CA 95864

765. Bob Bush, 22 Abbotsford

Trail, Hamilyon, Ont., L9B2X8

CAN

Ads

WANT TO BUY: Looking for:

The matchcover in yellow,

Radio Attractions Inc presents

Sax Rohmers The Shadow of Fu

Manchu. One of these was in

the recent club auction. Who

has one or two? Lloyd Spivey,

1203 Charlotte Ln., Hartford,

KY 42347 wkloradio@

yahoo.com

BANKS! I’ve got tons to trade

for your 20-strike Hotel/Motel/

Restaurant covers. Mike Prero,

12659 Eckard Way, Auburn,

CA 95603 rmsed@matchpro.

org

FANCIES! I’ll trade mine for

your Xmas, Girlies, Dated,

Recommended by Duncan

Hines, Lion 30-STICK,

Trucking, Military, Fraternals,

and more. Mike Prero, 12659

Eckard Way, Auburn, CA

95603 rmsed@matchpro.org

Coming Up

UES 2013: June 5-9, Ramada

Plaza Hotel, Hagerstown, MD.

Rooms: from $65. FMI: Linda

Wolfe, 13 Creekstone Dr., Mont

Alto, PA clavette324@aol.com

RMS CONVENTION 2013: August 18-24, in Erlanger, KY.

Convention Chairpersons: Pat

New Members

978. Darrell Matthews, 28248

Nancy Court, Conroe, TX 77385

Collects: General?

979. Cliff Denniss, 111 Cheney

Road, Marlborough, CT 06447

Collects: General?

980. James E. Smith, 138 M St.,

Rio Linda, CA 95673

Collects: General, Girlies,

Oddities, prefers full-books

981. Jim Tarrell, 5413 Rambler

Way, Sacramento, CA 95841

Collects: General

982. Mike Hagerman, 1350

Fairbanks Ct., Dixon, CA 95620

Collects: General

983. Anjaiah Vemuru, 4596

Donalbain Cir., Fremont, CA

94555

Collects: General

984. Bill Jimbo, 1135 Vintage

Dr., Rio Vista, CA 94571

Collects: General

985. Margaret Ann Niven, 3032

Greer Road, Palo Alto, CA

94303

E-Bulletin bnbbaby@aol.com

_________________

Reinstated

971. Ed Brassard, 1540 Forest

Way, Del Mar, CA 92014

749. Curtis Carrico, PO Box 34,

Chico, CA 95927

865. Clem Pater, 315 S Front

Street, Hamilton, OH 45011

Mains, 105 Roger Lane,

Florence, KY 41042-2334 (859-

525-0588); Bob Borton, 2583

Wexford Rd., Columbus, OH

43221-3215 (614-486-3964);

Betsy Spoff, 503 Underbrook

Ct., Westerville, OH 43081 (614

-846-5728). See Convention

Central on RMS web site for all

the latest details, names, and

places. Make your plans now!

K E Y S T O N E / L E H I G H

V A L L E Y S W A P F E S T : October 23-27, 2013. Holiday

I n n , 2 3 0 C h e r r y S t . ,

Morgantown, PA 19543 (1-800-

339-0264). Rooms: $86. Display

awards. Club will pay 1/2 the

banquet cost for attendees who

stay Friday & Saturday nights.

SOUTHERN SWAPFEST

2014: March 18-22, 2014,

Hilton Orlando/Altamonte

Springs, FL. Rate: $79 per night.

Same activities as before - 3

auctions, cigar box trading,

bingo, plenty of freebies,

Saturday banquet. Free hot

buffet breakfast for hotel guests.

Hotel has heated pool and

workout area for guest.

New For Auctions!

Right now there are 25 single

cover lots that are scanned and

viewable. Starting with this

month’s auction there will be 25

multiple cover lots that have all

been scanned (every cover in

each lot) and will be posted on

www.matchcovercollector.com.

I’ll include a direct link there

with each month’s bulletin

notification.

No. 341 SIERRA-DIABLO BULLETIN-June 2013 Page 8

Replace with advertising text

Company Name

COMING

UP

Jul: “Literary Characters”

Aug:“Historical Characters”

Sep: “Military Logos”

SIERRA-DIABLO...we’re

the hottest club in the

hobby!

and yellow. Thought you might

like to see.

Ed. This underscores once again

just how many great sets and

series have been produced in the

last 100 years! I collect sets and

series, myself, and it’s more than

a lifetime’s pursuit. No matter

what you find...there’s always

more!

Happy Birthday!

Gordon, Philip ......................6-2

Dorval, Pierre........................6-3

Biggs, Don............................6-8

Cahn, Alan..........................6-11

Dawley, Helen....................6-18

Goleman, Gerald.................6-25

Eggleston, Kay......................7-1

Hothan, Mike........................7-1

Nichols, John........................7-2

Hofacker, Gayle..................7-13

Leckie, Mike.......................7-13

Schwimmer, Mike...............7-14

Norton, DJ...........................7-16

Manwaring, Art...................7-18

Nelson, Ron........................7-19

Kennaday, Dave..................7-23

Pelletier, Claude..................7-23

Dixon, Barbara....................7-29

Hollmann, Helen.................7-31

The Sierra-Diablo Bulletin is a

publication of the Sierra-Diablo

Matchcover Club. Deadline for all

submissions is 2 weeks before the

issue month. Any information

herein may be reproduced with

appropriate credit line. Dues of $5

(e-bulletin); or $10 hard copy

(individual), $15 (family), $15

(Canada/Mexico) or $20 (outside

N. America) are payable to the

Sierra-Diablo Matchcover Club, c/

o Loren Moore, POB 1181,

Roseville, CA 95678

Visit the Sierra-Diablo Web Site

at: http://www.matchcover.org/

sierra. You can reach the Ed. on

line at RMSED@matchpro.org for

h e lp wi th Bu l l e t in /h obby

questions, concerns or problems.

have enclosed

three scans of

my channel 5

collection. I

have six of the

Take 5 covers

plus 3 others

for the same

station and I

think repeat

think they are

part of a series

as well. One

c o v e r n o t

shown. One

c o v e r n o t

shown is the

same series as

the dark green

Readers Write

Lloyd Spivey, KY: Ref last is-

sue’s article on the KPHO set, I

June’s Smile Courtesy of Mike

Schwimmer, MA