LA GRANDE OBSERVER
women just Naturally hear
better than men folks
By DELOS SMITH
UPI Staff Writer
NEW YORK IUPI) -In the
most thoroughly scientific meas
urements of normal human hear
ing ever undertaken, it was shown
that women just naturally hear
better than men. Why they should
and how they can were not ex
plained, but it seemed to be a
Jact. . -
Furthermore, - it is normal for
hearing to decline progressively
with age, but it declines less in
women than in men.' The decline
starts with the high-frequency or
high-pitched sounds and spreads
downward to the low-pitched
sounds.
All this measuring of what is
normal in hearing was done by
Dr. John F. Corso,' of Pennsyl
vania State University, and you
may be surprised . to learn how
important measurements of nor
mal hearing are in this extremely
noisy age we live in.
Industrial workers work in an
atmosphere of noise. Residents
within a few mile radius of air
ports complain of the roar, and
even the dishes on the shelves in
farmers' homes are rattled oc
casionally by Jet planes.
Countless claims for compensa
tion for hearing loss due to these
and other noises are being filed
around the country. Judging
whether there has been actual
hearing loss and then judging
whether the loss, if any, was
caused by noisy environment rath
er than aging are all but impos
sible tasks unless you have pre
cise measurements of normal
hearing for men and women at
different ages. Corso's measure
ments supplied this need:
He measured the hearing of men
and women in these age-groups:
From 18 to 24; from 26 to 32;
from 34 to 40; and from 43 to 49.
How he figured Who had normal
hearing for his or her age is in
teresting. They were closely ex
amined physically, of course, to
make sure their ' ears and interior
hearing apparatus were normal.
Most Surprising Comeback
Scored By Three Stooges
By VERNON SCOTT
UPI Staff Writer
HOLLYWOOD (UPI) Most
amazing comeback in recent Film
town history is the rocket-like
boom of The Three Stooges who
are starring (top billing, -that is)
in their first feature length movie.
Sale of Some 200 of their old
two-reel comdeies to TV has given
the zany trio a - new lease on
laughs.
Moe, Larry and Curly, still slap
ping, one-other silly, have been
discovered by the kids and the
Stooges and youngsters can't get
enough of each other. '
Gat Club Calls -'
"Its - our third generation of
fans," said baggy-eyed Moe, self-
oppoir.ted spokesman for the
Stooges. "The kids are dragging
their parents into night clubs, ball
parks and theaters to see us.
Nothin' like this has happened in
the 34 years the Stooges have
been in business.
Larry, of the longi" flamboyant
hair, nodded agreement. "Not just
the kids either. We're getting of
fers to play swank 'clubs like the
Latin Quarter in New York. .
Curly just sat there.
With television - appearances,
movies, night club stints and per
sonal appearances the - Stooges
Mrs. Dulles .
Bearing Up
Under Shock
WASHINGTON (UPI) The
slight, gray-haired widow of John
Foster Dulles was once credited
by her diplomat husband for "any
thing good I may have accom
plished." - This is strong praise, but those
who know Janet Pomeroy Avery
Dulles' say she deserves every bit
of it.
"For 47 years she was an in
separable companion for her hus
band. During Dulles' final illness
she kept a constant vigil at his
bedside. ' She was with him when
he died of cancer last Suiidaj
morning. " . :
Mrs. Dulles' exceptional devo
tion to her husband and his de
manding public career began
nearly half a century ago. She
met Dulles shortly after returning
from Europe in 1911.
They were married June 26,
1912, at Auburn, N. Y., the home
of the bride's parents.
a.She bore him three children, two
sons and a daughter.
During one two-year period she
and "Foster" logged 300,000 miles
together. Whenever the dipolmatic
meetings he attended were open
to the public Mrs. Dulles was
among the spectators.
She delighted in the travel and
the new people she met during the
trips. She spoke, fluent French
and some Spanish.
Mrs. Dulles tried to ease the
burden of her husband's demand
ing duties by creating in their
home a haven from the world's
turmoil. The present Dulles home
in Washington is a French pro
vincial at the edge of Rock Creek
Park. ' .
Holmer Announces
Finance Changes
SALEM (UPD-Freeman Holm
er.. director of the State Depart
ment of Finance and Administra
tion, has announced a reorganiza
tion. ' Two main divisions services
and management - are set up
under the plan.
' Leander Quiring will head the
services division which also in
cludes the former purchasing divi
sion. x
Leo Margosian will be in charge
of the management division,
which includes the budget division
he formerly headed and the man
agement research division.
Holmer said he hoped the new
organization would enable the De
partment to eliminate some posi
tions, i
stand to earn more money this
year than they have in the past
ten.
Columbia Studios, which is film
ing "Have Rocket, Will Travel"
with the boys, confidently expects
the picture to 'make a fortune.
"So are we," 'said Moe. "We
own 25 per cent of it. But it's
nothing compared to what the
studio will mate from selling our
old movies to TV. They're getting
more money frbm TV than they
did from theaters in the first
place." .'..".. ;.- . . '.
"We're booked 'through the rest
of the year," Larry put in. "We'll
be traveling all over the country.
In the fall were 'going to do two
spectaculars forABC."
"There always has been a cry
ing need for slapstick," Larry
observed. "Everywhere we . go
people laugh hardest when we're
knocking each other around. When
Moe slaps us it's for real and
boy he can hurt, too." '.
Moe aimed his fingers for
Larry's eyes but thought better of
It- ,
"We've been slapping each other
around for 30 vears and we still
get hurt once Mn "a while," Moe
said.
"MoaUjMMe,' starry added re
proachfully. ' . .
Curly didn't say ' anything, He
just sat there. .. ,
Then they were sorted by the
following:
Any man who had had six
months or more of military com
bat or 30 hours or more of mili
tary flying was considered un
likely to have normal hearing. The
following categories of circum
stances were set up as possible
impairments of normal hearing:
Residence of six months or more
within one mile of an active air
port; regular travel by subway,
train, or plane for one year or
more; a job in a "fairly noisy"
or noisier place for six months
or longer; indulgence in the hob
bies of hunting or motor-boating
for six weeks or more a year for
three years or more.
Any person who fell within three
or more of these categories was
a "fail" so far as the presumption
of normal hearing, was concerned.
The measurements were of the
sharpness with whjch the men and
women heard pure tones ranging
from 250 cycles per second to
8,000 cycles per - second. In all
there were 500 subjects and Cor
so and his assistants needed five
years to make the precise calcula
tions which are now published by
the Acoustical Society of America.
Corso was struck by how con
sistently women heard better than
men through all age groups, and
there was much less variation in
hearing sharpness from woman to
woman than from man to man. He
also was struck by the slight dif
ference in the hearing ability of
the left and right ears of his sub
jects. He could say one ear was
as good as the other. ' ;
they'll Fight
to last ditch
MARGATE, England UPI
T. E. Lillywhitt, prasidant of
tha Civil Sarvica Clerical
Assn., told tti association corv
ventlen Monday: "Thara is
no employer -so 'tough, to un
' yielding, to niggardly as mi
lords of the Treasury. Thty
will fight to the last ditch and
for tha last haKptnny. - They
will use subtlety, ' craftiness
and guila, and in the last re- ,
sort, will use any argument,'
however fallacious."
Choral Workshop
Set For Summer
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON.
Eugene (Special) A choral work
shop for adult directors ci school,
church and community singing
groups win be held here during
the 1959 summer session under
the direction of Fred Waring.
It will be the only workshop
Waring will conduct in the west
this season.
The workshop will begin June
14 and end June 19. It will be
aimed at music directors who
wish to learn professional re
hearsal and performance techni
ques. Waring and the members
of his staff have developed their
methods in their work with choral
music for concerts, films, record
ings, radio and television,
a The - director's .' own choral
group, The Pennsylvanians, which
he has conducted since he was 17,
is known for its versatility and
has become one of America's
most popular choral organizations.
Dr. R. D. Strieker
Dies At Age 84
PORTLAND (UPI) Dr. Fred
erick D. Strieker, 84, who was
Oregon's health officer from 1921
to 1945, died . Tuesday at ' San
Rafael, Calif. . ' '
Dr. Strieker had lived in San
Rafael since his retirement. He
was succeeded in 1945 by Dr.
Harold M. Erickson, who still
holds the position as health offi
cer. During Dr. Strieker's adminis
tration the State Health Depart
ment staff grew from one of five
employes to one of more than 100.
Observer, La Grande, Ore., Wed., May 27, 1959 Pag 7
SEASON FOR RECRUITING
COLLEGE STUDENTS HERE
By ELMER C. WAL7ER
UPI Staff Writer
, NEW YORK (UPI i The season
is on for recruitment of college
graduates by America's corpora
tions. This year the supply probably
will exceed the demand. But
many a corporation is going to
find that it has been unable to
get the cream of the crop.
The reason for that inability to
lure the college graduate lies in
the fact that the particular com
pany didn't build up a good image
of its business an image that
would have been recognized by
the college graduates.
This is the theory of public re
lations expert Philip Lesly, head
of the company which bears his
name.
Lesly conducted a survey
among college seniors and public
relations experts. He reported
that companies with the best cor
porate images are the ones that
the job seeker feels he would like
to work for.
Wrong Things Stressed
"Most of the companies who
spend large amounts to recruit
seniors a few months before grad
uation show little awareness of
the factors that make their re
cruitment efforts succeed or fail,"
Lesly said. .
"They consider that only the
skill and guile of the recruiter
are needed to sign up the top
seniors." "
The study disclosed that "many
companies are spending millions
of dollars a year to prepare
plants, the products and finances
to be used by future executives,
yet are spending small fractions
of this to build the corporate
image that, among many other
important benefits, will help as
sure that these executives will be
the best available."
In his survey, Lesly submitted
a list of companies to college sen
iors and public relations men.
The biggest company in the
group won top place and. both
groups picked it. And there was
not much difference in the whole
list of choices 11 of them.
Key Factors
Here are Lesly 's conclusions:
Size of a company is an impor
tant but not deciding factor; being
in an industry that lacks public
sympathy is a handicap; vague
ness of name is a serious detri
ment; being close to the consum
er combined with advertising of
products is a distinct advantage.
The most common reasons given
by college students for their num
ber one choice was the reputation
of the company, interest in the
company's field, growing and pro
gressive company, size, opportun
ities for advancement, business
leadership (including research,
public relations, employe rela
tions), knowledge of products,
variety of jobs.
Tho Seniors K.-llI 1 IIimu rannlvaH
their information and impression
of companies from personal
Knowledge ot tlio company, ex
perience with products, newspa
pers and magaizines, advertising,
word of mouth, faculty's attitude,
and family's attitude.
The Lesly survey concluded that
"there is a close correlation be
tween the corporate image of a
coirmanv. as attested hv avnori.
enced and objective observers and
tne attractiveness of that com
pany to the future executives it
needs."
City Government
Is Clarke's Topic
At Lions Club
Problems of city government
and management were the subjects
or Dr. Gordon Clark's talk to the
La Grande Lions club members
at their regular Monday noon
luncheon meeting."'
Clarke, president of the La
Grande City Commission, sketched
the salient points being considered
by the commission in connection
with the future plans for Morgan
Lake recreational and water sup
ply area; the city's needs for
sewage disposal facilities; prob
lems concerning the city's water
supply and distribution system;
future expansion of the city limits;
street improvements, and the
city's finances.
The general tenor of Clark's
talk was that the commission
members were sincerely trying to
see that the city's problems were
solved on the basis of careful
planning through a long - range
program.
Convention committee chairman
W. E. Wilkins reported that Har
vey Carter, Jesse Rosenbaum,
Marcus Roesch, Rcnwick Clark,
and himself were the club's offi
cial delegates to the Lions state
convention to be held in Portland,
June 18 - 20.
Bob McMillan, former commis
sion president, was program chairman
FIRE OUTDOES INDIANS
F1NCASTLE, Va. (UPI) Fire
Monday destroyed "Greenfields,"
a house built 217 years ago as a
fort to guard the frontier against
Indian attacks. The house, owned
by Frank Preston, 74, and his
brother, David, 56, and furnished
with valuable antiques, had with
stood fierce Indian attacks.
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