MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23,
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
Strinqs of Beads Remain Part of the Middle East
Bv DAVID BISIIAI
CAIRO (UPD-Tourlsts affec
tionately call them "Worry
beads" and take them home as
sourvenirs. Thousands more are
sold daily for counting prayers.
Whatever their . use, those
strings of beads remain as
much a nart of the Middle East
as the age-old bazaars that sell i
them and the thicK Turmsn coi
fee you sip while debating the
price.
The Caliphs of Baghdad used
beads of rubies and sapphires.
Moslem peasants still make
them from dried olive pits. To
day a precious string of beads
can be had for a thousand dol
larsor from a Cairo street
peddler for a few pennies.
The worry bead fad has had
a go in the United States, but
has not become a major jewel
ry item, reported the Jewelry
Industry Council. However, one
manufacturer, Amber Guild,
New York, reported it is plan
ning to put them into produc-
tion for national distribution.
Real Purpose
The real "purpose" of the
heads, called "misbaha" in Ar
abic, is counting prayers, but
they have served a variety of
uses through the ages. Pre-ls-lamic
witches used them to
summon evil spirits. Present
day Coptic priests use them to
drive evil spirits away.
African explorers used them
to barter with jungle tribes.
Chic damsels drape them
around their necks and wrists.
And once a Turkish sultan stran
gled his favorite concubine with
her own beads in a Constant!
opie palace.
Arab, Turkish and Persian
men unconsciously click them
throueh their fingers while con
templating a business deal or
watching television. And at least
one American ambassador in
thn Middle East has taken to
carrying them in place of
pack of cigarettes.
' How the use of "worry beads"
began no one knows. An old
woman who sells them in Old
Cairo insists that Cleopatra
started the fad by counting and
TB Testing Change
Proposed by State
SALEM The Oregon De
partment of Agriculture has
proposed changes in regulations
of testing for brucellosis and
tuberculosis that will make the
tests official, when paid for by
the herd owner.'
In the past the state federal
cooperative program has picked
up the tab for brucellosis test
ing and vaccination and for tu
berculosis testing. Butigci cuts
by the department will shift to
uie owner Uie cost 01 tests per
formed to permit the sale or
transfer of livestock or livestock
products. v
Other changes would make
certain the test or vaccination
was recorded with the Oregon
Department of Agriculture even
when paid for by the owner.
Require that veterinarians
performing private tests for
brucellosis send the samples to
the federal state brucellosis
laboratory.
Reword the section on the
payment for vaccinations by of
ficial veterinarians to read that
the state ."may pay" from
"will pay."
And change the ruling on tests
for brucellosis on goats to read
that the state "may pay" from
"will pay."
A hearing will hot he held on
the proposed changes because
of the emergency that exists in
adjusting services to fit the
budget, but Written or oral testi
mony, evidence or views on the
proposed amendments will he
accepted at the State Depart
ment of Agrricullure, Salem,
until Nov. 27, 1063.
recounting the pn;irls of a neck- E "vptian Copls insist the Cop
lace offnrerl hv Mark Antnnv. lie Orthodox Church was first
Incantations to sanction their use and pre-
Four thousand years agoscribe strings of 99 beads and
Magi fire worshipers had beadsa cross. Moslems say they in
made of stone, probably sulfur, troduccd the string of 09 beads
and tossed them in the fire dur one for each attribute of Al
ing their incantations. lah-with a cone-shaped stone
Phoenician merchants hroughtat the end. Handier 33-bead
fabulous beads along withspicesstrings are popular today, but it
from the Far East. Arable strings are desisn-d only for
traders used ordinary ones to "worrying they may have any
barter for ivory from Centrainumbcr of beads.
Africa. Wherever the trade Jewish rabbis in Egypt use
routes whent, beads went alongbeads too and they can be
in stiff competition with salt, bought in Cairo with the Star
Christianity and Islam turnedof David in place of a stone,
strings of beads into serious in-cross or other ornarnpnt.
struments of worship, but there The late Imam Ahmad of Ye
is doubt about who used themmen possessed- a string of phos-
first. phoreseent beads and amazed
tribal chiefs by displaying
them in a aarK room, lhey
glowed, ho explored, because
they had been touched by the
hand of A'lah.
While Egyptian Christians
take their rosaries to the Cop
tic Church of St. Theresa for
blessing, Moslems carry their
prayer beads to Mecca where
they dip them in the holy well
of Zamzam, from which the
Prophet Mohammed drank dur
ing an escape across the des
ert. Whether the beads are used
for prayer or as a nervous hab
it, their manufacture remains a
profitable business. Thousands
of skilled artisans turn them out
in every size and description.
Joseph Kennedy
Keeps Lonely, Vigil
HYANNIS PORT,' Mass.
(UPD Joseph Kennedy kept a
lonely vigil today.
The 75-year-old former am
bassador and father of the laie
President was alone at the
"Kennedy compound" with his
niece. Ann Gargan, and a long
time friend, the Rev. John Cav
anaugh. former president of the
University of Notre Dame.
Friends of the family and
members of the household staff
said the late President's father
was bearing his grief "with
great strength and wonderful
composure."
State's Seed Men Plan Annual Meet
CORVALLIS Growers and
seed industry representatives
will discuss important phases of
seed production and marketing
during the 23rd annual meeting
of the Oregon Seed Growers
League Dec. 9 to 11 at Portland.
Talks during the three -day
meet will cover such subjects as
industry problems, seed crop
estimates, and foreign markets
for- Oregon seed. The meeting
will open Dec. 9 at 10 a.m. in the
Park Haviland hotel, according
to Rex Warren, Oregon State
University farm crops specialist
and League secreatary.
Dr. J. R. Cowan, head of
OSU's Farm Crops department,
will acquaint growers with cur
rent challenges to the industry,
including changes in market
demand, new varieties, and the
problem of maintaining genetic
purity in seed varieties.
Ray Hile, head of the Oregon
Crop Reporting Service, will re
view the present status of seed
crop estimates made by the
service. Seed league committees
will meet following the opening
talks and discuss the possibility
of obtaining crop estimates that
more nearly fit field conditions
and the needs of growers.
Taj Problems
Tax problems will be outlined
by Dr. Grant Blanch, OSU agri
cultural economist. Dr. Virgil
Freed, head of the OSU depart
ment of agricultural chemistry,
will talk about pesticides good
and bad. Oregon Congressman
Robert B. Duncan will discuss
federal legislation.
Other speakers scheduled for
the meeting include Stanley
Weston, grower from the Peace
River area of British Columbia;
Alenby White, Northrup . King
Seed Company, Minneapolis,
Minn.; Jack Wells, Seed and
Grain marketing specialist, For
eign Agricultural Service,
Washington, D.C.; and Larry
Zimmerman, Weather Bureau
representative, stationed at Ore
gon State University.
The Oregon Seed Growers
League represents seed grow
ers throughout the state. Goldie
Marcott, Sublimity, is president.
The seed industry returned
more than $23 million to Oregon
growers in 1962.
TO DISCUSS DISPUTE
SWEET HOME (UPI) - Par
ties involved in a dispute over
working conditions at the Green
Peter Dam site on the South
Santiam River near here s will
meet Tuesday in an effort to
resolve their differences.
ONE FOR 27
One farm worker in the U.S.
today supplies food, fiber and
other products for 27 people as
compared to only eight in 1920.
Medford Police
Check 4 Crashes
Medford police investigated
four vehicle accidents Saturday
with no injuries, according lo
reports. Two drivers were cited.
There were no accidents report
ed Sunday.
Lawrence Joseph Sabluckis.
38, of 42 S. Central Ave., was
cited for violation of basic rule
after his car collided with a
vehicle operated by Gary Stan
ley Dawson, 17,' of 13l!0 W.
Bij'hth St., in front of Dawson's
residence about 6 p.m.
Sandra Ray Scholcr, lfl, Ash
land, was cited for violation of
basic rule after she lost control
of her car on a turn at Central
and Riverside Avenues and hit
a city-owned sign post. The In
cident occurred about 8:30 p.m.
Vehicles operated by Ltindny
Victor Orr, 63, of 341 Havana
St., and Shearon Fowler, 20,
Phoenix, collided about 1:25
p.m. at West Eighth and South
' Grape Streets.
A collision about 4:30 p.m. at
Fifth and Ivy Streets involved
vehicles operated by Roscoc
Lewellyn Larson, Ki, Box 134
Medford, and George John Mil
ler, 42, of 621 S. Ivy St.
OSWALD IN MEXICO
MEXICO CITY (UPI) - The
newspaper "Excelsior" said to
day Lee Harvey Oswald spent
several days In Mexico city in
late September, calling on con
1 sulatos of the Soviet Union and
Cuba.
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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON ' MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2S, 1MJ y
Italy in More Than 2,000 Years Has Had Seven Types of Government
By RAY MOSELEY
United Press International
ROME (UPI)-In more than
2,000 years actively on the
world scene, Italy has had al
most every type of government
devised by man republic, em
pire, the Church, monarchy, fas
cist dictatorship, occupation and
democracy.
Less than 15 years ago, Italy
disappeared behind the Iron
Curtain. It still has the largest
Communist party 'in the West
ern world.
Yet the country is firmly in
dependent, and going through
a new renaissance In industry
and the arts.
This boot-shaped land, jutting
into the warm waters of the
Mediterranean evokes superla
tives in almost every field.
Some of the greatest minds of
civilization were born on Its soil.
They left their mark.
Stub your toe while walking
anywhere in Italy and you've
probably uncovered an ancient
temple, tomb or masterpiece of
statuary. - .
Much lies buried. But so
many treasures still stand or
have been re-created along with
new marvels of our age.
The Italiansall 50,600,000 of
them are fiercely proud of
their heritage and place in the
sun. ; ; '
Italy gave birth to the Ro
man Empire, which at the
height of power in the second
century ruled almost Ul of the
then. known world from Britain
and the Iberian Peninsula in
the West, Egypt in the south to
part of what is now Russia in
the east. .
Its rulers tried to wipe out
Christianity at its inception.
Yet, Rome became the strong
hold of the new religion and has
been the center of the Roman
Catholic world for 1,600 years, i
It led Europe out of the Dark
Ages beginning In the 14th cen
tury, with the Renaissance the
greatest flowering of creative
genius the world has ever seen.
But this peninsula could not
weld Itself Into a nation after
the fall of the Roman Empire,
not until 1870 94 years after
the United States proclaimed its
independence.
Nation Of Contrasts
Some people prefer to think
there are two Italys.
' One is the Italy of booming
factories, skyscraper cities and
a style of living similar to that
in the United States. This Is the
rich, modern Italy of the north,
centered around the cities of
Turin and Milan.
These northerners don't even
look "Italian" most are fair
skinned and even blonde.
The other Italy is the "poor
south" stagnating poverty and
unemployment, superstitions, ig
norance and social customs
which have not changed since
Medieval times.
The teeming slums of Naples
compete wltn dishonor witn
those of Sicily. Both spawn the
Mafia and bandits and swarthy,
unsmiling peasants who seem
to be born "old" as worn out
as the land they till.
Most of the 10 million Ital
ians who emigrated to the Uni
ted States and elsewhere at the
turn of the century and since
fled from that Italy. For better
or worse they created an image
of their nation abroad.
With 116,237 square miles of
land area, Italy is roughly the
size of Arizona. Yet its popula
tion of 50,600,000 equals that of
New York, California, Pennsyl
vania and Michigan combined.
Despite mechanical marvels
(booming automobile industry
employs about 1.8 million per
sons and one Italian in 20 owns
a car) this is a largely farm
ing nation wheat, corn and
rice. And of course, fruit and
wines. ' '
Tourism brings more than 19
million visitors to Italy each
year. Also they pour an esti
mated $700 million into the eco
nomy. Italian fashions are an
other major source of income.
Working Italians average
ut $24.60 a week and.- excetie
about $24.60 a week and, except
for white-collar workers, most
put in a six-day, 48-hour week.
Their pay is somewhat below
the European average, but high
er than it was just a few years
ago. : ' ;
Everyone In Italy complains
about prices. The new prosperity
has been pertially offset by a
rise in living costs. The purchas
ing power of the lire has dropped
20 per cent in the last 10 years.
An Italian has to work more
than two hours for a choice
steak, 40 minutes for a pack of
cigarettes, 21 hours for a pair
of shoes, 74 hours for a tailor
made suit of average quality.
Italians own 2.8 million tele
visions sets and 2.5 million auto
mobiles. , They spend more
money on movies than any
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Thursday, Nov. 20
Thanksgiving Day
Earlyl
It takes a lot of planning and effort to prepare
that dinner you'll serve with pride on Thanks
. giving Day. But there is a way to lighten part of the ,
task. To make your shopping easier, we've gathered
a vast array of festive foods and have them ready
now for your selection. You can save both time
, and money by shopping at Safeway.
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other form , of entertainment.
After that, they prefer sports
principally soccer. Italian In
vented opera, but it ranks . a
poor third in popular support.
wive to cai :
They love to eat. ' ;
A night out often consists , of
just that going to a restau
rant with friends and spending
several hours talking and eat
ing. .I.-,-
Perhaps because ' they are
such naturally uninhibited peo
ple, Italians are not hard tink
ers. . , , ,. .... 7
Italy's contributions to elvlli.
zation have been immense ; in
government, law, painting, mu
sic, literature, sculpture,, archi
tecture, science. Such men as
Julius Caescr, Cicero, Leonardo
da Vinci, Raphael, Michelan
gelo, Galileo, Columbus, Dante,
Verdi, Garibaldi and Enrico
f erml have walked on its stage.
Also tyrants, from Nero and
Caligula to Benito Mussolini.
Italy has seen It all. And is
still there. .
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U.S. Farmers J
Need Protection
Against Imports
BAKER - The United States
needs greater protection, not
less, for agricultural products
in world trade, the president of
the American National Cattle
men's Association said here to
day. ." ,'
cushman S. Radebaugh, Or
lando, Fla., addressing the an
nual convention of the Oregon
Cattlemen's Association, said;
"No American wants to denv
sincere competition to foreign
farmers and stockmen, but a
study of tariff and quota pro
tection of various nations re
veals that the U. S. is about the
only country actually playing
the game of free trade.
For ' Instance, while t h I s
country charges only a token
tarlft or three cents a pound on
imported beef, the two coun
tries from which It mainly
comes Australia and New
Zealand ban or sevcrly re
strict our shipments of live
stock or agricultural products."
, Among Most liberal '
Radebaugh, who recently re
turned from an Intensive tour of
Australia and New Zealand
livestock and meat facilities,
said that the United States Is
among the most liberal In the
world In its agricultural import
policies.
"United States agriculture
as been accused by the free
trade advocates of being 'pro
tectionist', when the opposite is
true," he said. "That is whv
our trade negotiators and con
gressmen must reassess our po
sition in the. world and work
toward more realistic nrotectinn
for domestic agriculture. , ,
"If they don't, world trade
will become a one-way street
In this direction!"- ....
Tn Da.J Boneless steak
I OP nOllna for p.n frying
16 to 24 lbs.
mlly favorite
ev.n reatt ,
.b 89c
ib. 79c
59c
Rump Roast I"
Erath iWtarc CiP',n'
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Armour Star With Pepperidga Farm Stuffing
Stuffed Turkeys S4.89
Pork Sausage X"" 45c
Sliced Bacon 59c
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Manor House, 4 ta 8 Ib.
Grade A birds for small
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Virginia Peanuts 39c
Mixed Nuts 1:
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Stuffing Mix
Stuffing Bread
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Prices effective Monday, November 25 thru
Wednesday, November 27 at Safeway In
Medford. limit rights reserved.
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Salted Cashews rT 59c
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Local Malemute
Wins in Show :
Mrs. Joan Catalann amt A P
Gonzalez of Medford. members
of the Southern Oregon Kennel
Club attended the Cottage Grove
run luaicn-, neia recently on
the Cottase v Grova r a A a
grounds.
This was a highly competitive
match, and the two. representa
tives from the Inral riiih vA
selected as judges for the, fol
lowing classes: Mrs. catalano;
sporting dogs, hounds, toy
breeds and best in match. Gon
zalez, au working dogs, all ter
rier breeds, best of opposite sex,
ana 10 oesi in matcn. . '-'
Local Dog
The onlv local Ana vrfnnlnn
in the match was "Ice Mao",
a three month old Malemute.
He was second place winner in
uie woming class. He ts owned
by Mr. and Mrs Richard Woot
on, 3184 Old Stage Road
At the recent annual election
Of officers. Mia nam tnetallntUna
were made: president, Mrs. A.
r. uonzaiez; nrsi vice presi
dent, Tony Haranky, Grants
Pass; second vice president,
Mrs. Richard Wooton; third vice
president, Mrs. Margaret Jones,
Phoenix:-, recnrrilna - norat
Mrs. May Brown, and secretary
ana treasurer, Mrs. Wlluam
Gibbs, Phoenix. Kenneth Arnold
of Grant Pan wm ttlmoHA la
fill the vacancy on the board of
uireciorg. t
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Suspect Bound
Over on Charge ?
BOISE fUPn -N.knn VmL
row Hurd, 43, Eugene, Or..,
has been bound over to district
rniirt nn an a,mul Mkku
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charge after waiving prelimi
nary hearing in Justice Court
nere. t v
Justice 'nf the Pnr .1 IT
Cromwell set ball at $5,000.
Hurd was accused of taking
$390 at gunpoint from a Boise
supermarket Friday. 1
The suspect was taken Into
custody Saturday night.
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