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THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 22. 1962 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON Cold Jewelry Is Prestige Symbol Gold is the stuff dreams are mode of, and a ,;ift that ran turn this dream into real ity this Christmas will work an enchanting miracle, ac cording to the Jewelry Indus try council. Karat sold jewelry is the oldest prestiao symbol in civ ilization. Today a contempo rary fashion appeal is added to this historic role to make it a gift idea marked for suc cess. The preciousness nf cold jewelry is, of course, deter mined by lis karat content and this anises from ten to . twenty-lour karals. As 1 recions sills, karat gold jewelry can lake many lorms. A simple H-karat pold pin can cost as little as $:15 while an 18-karal Enid neck lace can run Into more mon ey. But any reasonable price a gift giver wants to pay can be met by gold jewelry in some form. Fascinating new finishes and new fashion designs in pins, necklaces, earrings and bracelets give karat gold jew elry an appeal that bends fashion with tradition this Christmas. More Jobs Seen as Harmful To Check On Payment Balance Washington mi - A con gressional subcommittee has been told that if more Amer icans had jobs. President Ken nedy probably would have an even tougher time trying to check the outflow of gold and dollars from this country. This view was expressed with varying degrees of cer tainty by university econom ists in study papers submitted to a joint congressional econ omic subcommittee. The panel, headed by Rep. Henry S. Reuss (D-Wis), is preparing a public inquiry next month into the "factors affecting the United States balance of payments." Papers of two economist cited the 6 per cent U. S. unemployment rate as a factor which offers hope of checking the deficit in the balance of payments Spending Mora The problem has arisen because the United States since 1958 has been lending spending and investing more abroad than the total loaned, Two Men Missing In Boat Explosion Anchorage, Alaska Two men were missing and presumed dead after a 55-foot boat, carrying dynamite blew up in Cook Inlet south nf here Tuesday. r-1 J' ..i iMh, i.pM A IJ li, --ssal June, FIT mfe i riTTVt - !" rSTIk. 3. i f : AK. Serving Southern Orrqnn and Northern ML I ,lt Th.-V a,2 I tf mmm rK?' jmmmm .Xfnnrlig TO ALLEVIATE SHORTAGE - Newly mined quarters mands resulting from a shortage of coins. The mints in SSaSsp pour into a hopper as the United States Mint in Phila- Philadelphia and Denver produce the nation's supply of XI .. delphia rolls into an overtime schedule to help fill the de- coins. (UPI) ) Sh ) w I Reli9'" in America ctujraoed on a gohl ring is a sentimental and personal gift for your husband, son or fiance - and one that can be passed along from generation to generation. It is particularly appropriate to give for Christmas. HEAVY 14 KARAT SIGNET RING $35 other rings from $30 WITH CREST AND MOTTO from $50 COMPLETE COAT OF ARMS from $75 t.t.i. For the Christmas Gifts You'll Give With Pride... Let Brophy's Be Your Guide Gi nitty Diamond HoneMly Priced ;lers MEDFORD, OREGON Phone 772-6206 209 E. Main Idea Behind Thanksgiving Day Borrowed From Ancient Israel By LOUIS CASSELS UPI Correspondent Thanksgiving Day is often described as a uniquely Amer ican institution. It is, in the sense that no other country observes such a national holiday. But the custom of holding a special harvest feslival to return thanks to God did not originate in America. The Bible-reading Pilarims borrowed the whole idea from ancient Israel The story of the real "first thanksgiving" is to be found in the Itith and 2lith chapters of the Old Tesliment Bonk of Deuteronomy. They record the detailed inslructions which Moses gave to the jews for a holiday ,to be held ex actly seven weeks after they began harvesting their first crop in the Promised Land. The purpose of the holi day, Moses said, was to "re joice in all the good which the Lord your God has given to you and your household." Moses was explicit about the manner in which the chil dren of Israel were to show their gratitude. "You shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground which you harvest," he said, "and you shall put it in a basket . . ." The basket was to be taken In the altar of God's house for dedication. Its contents were then In be distributed among widows, orphans, and others who had no harvest of their own. The Thanksgiving holiday which Americans celebrate tnriay is a far cry from the one which Moses planned mnre than .'1,000 years ago. We have subtracted a great deal that Moses thought es sential, and have added cer tain thing.o, such as turkey dinners and football games, which he probably would have considered irrelevant to such an occasion. But one can still delect, in the modern Thanksgiving, at least a faint echo of the orig inal idea that men can best thank God for their blessings by sharing them with others. During this season, all of America's major religious faiths will be conducting their appeals to the public for con tributions to overseas relief programs. Protestants will give to the "share our surplus" drive of Church World Service, which helps to underwrite ship ments of U.S. foods to more than 10 million hungry people in 32 countries. Catholics will donate wear able used clothing, shoes, blankets and bedding sup plies for homeless people through the Bishops' Thanks giving Clothing Collection. Jews will contribute to the world's needy through the United Jewirh Appeal. All of these campaigns have a common theme: "Give thanks by giving." Moses might not like any thing else about the Ameri can Thanksgiving of 19R2. But he would recognize and approve of that sloran. Portrait Brings Surprise as Gift j Are you puzzling over the seasonal problem of what to get your husband for Christ-1 mas? Or your parents or chil-: dren? Wasn't it only yesterday the children pointed out that they have school pictures taken ; every year. Dad had one tak-; en recently for business, but j Where's yours? Why not sur-1 prise everyone wtih a portrait photograph this Christmas? Because you owe it to your family to look your best, ' schedule your appointment a i day or two after you've had : your hair freshly done. Steer clear of "fad" jewelry that will date your photograph. And give your eye glamour by accenting them as for eve ning. If your photograph is to be in direct color, wear a dress that will fit into the color scheme of the room where you'll hang it. Be sure the dress has a flattering neck line. Cocktail-type dresses us ually are perfect. Steer clear of stripes, plajds and bold prints that will steal attention from your face. spent or invested in this coun try by foreigners. Seymour E. Harris, Har vard university professor who serves also as the "senior con sultant" to the secretary of the treasury, and Bela Balas sa, of Yale university, indi cated that the chief hope for stopping the gold rate rests with the expectation that prices in western Europe will rise much faster than in the United States. This would tend to raise U. S. exports relative to U. S. imports. "This outcome is the more likely just because unemploy ment averages about 2 per cent in western Europe com pared to 5 to 6 per cent in the United States," Harris wrote. Balassa said that if unem ployment dropped to 4 per cent-the level regarded as ac ceptable by Kennedy - there would be greater pressures for higher wages. This, in turn, would boost U. S. prices. He added that the present un employment rate weakens the bargaining power of labor unions in this country at the same time that European labor's power has been strengthened by serious labor shortages in most of Europe. Harris indicated he had some doubts that a faster rate of economic growth would help solve the U. S. balance of payments problem, a thesis advanced by administration policy makers. i Full Employment Harris added, however, that "there are imminent econom ists . . . who argue that the road to equilibrium in the balance of payments is full employment." f Striking a far gloomier note than the other two econom ists, Robert E. Baldwin of the University of Chicago, pro tested that U.S. policy mak ers have been following a pol icy of "no adjustment" to the balance of payments prob lem. He said the result could be a sharp drop in U. S. econ omic and political influence abroad. Baldwin said the United States, as would most other governments, has rejected economic deflation as a price cutting solution because of the heavy unemployment this would entail. However. Baldwin said, the United Stales, unlike most other governments, seems to have ruled out devaluation of the dollar as an adjustment "on the basis of vague and unsupported notions about na tional prestige." 4 ! i r-1 nil atiit'iMiiiMi i r im,iiiMir wnwi rtn im !! i ' " '4e i - ' 'f , Lr 'A ' f : " ; X r-e ' " J STEINWAY THE GIFT THAT NEVER STOPS GIVING It is an investment in hap piness, yielding lifetime joy in music. Hear the piano of lasting value, the immortal Steinway. PURUCKER Music House 111 North Central Phone 773-7S38 YOUR FAMILY Porfmit Get your family together for a group portrait. In the years to come it will be one of your most prized possessions. . . . and what a wonderful Christmas Gift. So . . . call, phone, or write for an appointment now. Phone 772-5238 CAMfHAS PHOTOGRAPHS 120 East Main St. S ?f When the Holiday Rush 0 It's Time for an- Jfe " BME AK 1 iilf TOPS FMESTA DCE CD8EAM x For Fine Dairy Products. Always Ask for Morensens
