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8 MAIL TRIBUNE, Medfori, Oregon, Wednesday, March 25, 1939 Official Title of Sportsfair, Blossom Queen Are Discussed Who is Marianne? What is she? That all our swains commend her?" Marianne is Marianne Saumeulson, crowned by the Crater Lions Saturday night to reign over their Sports fair and the annual pear blossom festival next month. But as to "what" she is -her official title - there ap pears to be at least a modi cum of confusion. Cliff McGinty, chairman of the Lions' event, said at Mon day's Jackson County Cham ber of Commerce roundtable luncheon that she is to be known as "Miss Pear Blossom Senior." Express Interest He stated that she was originally to be crowned simply "Miss Sportsfair," the title accorded Sharon Zun dell last year. But, he ex plained, the Pear Blossom Festival association express ed interest in extending her reign to include their sphere of activity as well. Both sportsfair and pear Upset Emotions Said To Be Low in Energy Consumption t ""-A a Br DELOS SMITH UPI Science Editor New York -OJPD- If you've ever wondered what nervous ness or upset emotions cost you in phys i c a 1 energy, new scien tific answer is that von use energy while in those states than when you're , quite calm - provided you happened to be standing up right. This eoes against the popu lar idea that emotional dis turbances require a lot of physical energy, an idea which is perpetuated by TV and movie heroes and heroin es who pant or gasp or give off other signs of intense body involvement when they get crossed emotionally. Actually, the body output of energy is the same when people are disturbed or calm if they are lying down or sit ing, according to the studies of Drs. P. H. Melville and A. G. Mezey. But stand the nerv ous and the calm guys side by side and the rormer is us ing less body energy than the latter. Oxygen Key to Energy The measurements were of oxygen intake and ouput. The oxygen the body retains is used to "burn" the blood su gar and from this combustion comes the energy which fuels every body activity, from the most hidden to the most ob vious. These measurements were made in two groups of people. One group comprised 32 whose emotional disturbances were enough to get them ad mitted to a London mental hospital. The other group comprised 10 members of the hospital staff who hardly could have been calmer since what they were doing was part of their routine. The 32 were subjected to psychological tests first, to diagram the degree to which each was pent up with undis charged emotions and how deep each was buried in what is called "a highly nervous state." By these tests, the sci entist said, they were includ ing the "essential features which indicate emotional dis turbance of whatever kind, and are readily observable." All Factors Considered , Then the scientists went on to the measuring of how much oxygen everybody consumed while sitting, lying down, and standing. Necessarily it was all very complicated and took a long time, and to make sure that testing itself wasn't mak ing the nervous even more nervous, the psychology tests were given again while it was going on. All this was taken into account when the scien tists figured out the final re sults. In their report to the tech nical journal, "The Lancet," they said they had expected the oxygen consumption to be related directly to the amount of emotional disturbance more disturbance, the more oxygen consumed. This would be most people's expectaion. But it didn't work out that way. Their results on a group mathematical basis showed quite the reverse. Some indi viduals in the group showed such wide variations howev er, that the scientists noted "a person with very high (or very low) score of psycholog ical disturbance could present with either high or low va lues" of oxygen consumption. WallS tree! Chatter New York OD A sharp shakeout is easily possible in this speculative stock market atmosphere, but as yet we see no fundamental reversal of the major uptrend, says United Business Service. Moody's observes that the absence of normal bull mar ket corrections for over a year now' and the market's repeated disregard of the more sober side of things, make it look increasingly speculative. Langley Charges Dropped in Court Portland -lEPD- The two re maining indictments against ex-Multnomah county District Attorney William Langley were dismissed Tuesday on a motion presented by Attor ney General Robert Y. Thorn ton. The indictments were re turned during the 1956 vice probe. Thorton told the court that the action was taken because two of the state witnesses had declined to testify against Jo seph P. McLaughlin of Seat tle in his conspiracy trial held earlier, resulting in dismissal j of the charges against Mc- ! Laughlin. He said the same witnesses would be necessary In the remaining charges gainst Langley. Standard & Poor's lists nine growing profits stocks and estimates their earnings: American Cynamid $2.25 a share for 1959 against $2.07 in 1958; Dow Chemical, $2.25 against $1.78; Eastman Kodak, $2.90 against $2.57; Food Fair, $2 against $1.90; Grand Union S2.75 against an estimated $2.45; Minnesota Mining, S3.50 against $2.58; National Lead, $4.65 against $3.65: Pfizer, S5 against $4.43; and" Union Carbide, $5.25 against S4.15. Future Pattern Harris, Upham & Co. esti mates Consolidated Foods will earn $2 a share in 1959 against S1.71 in 1958 with the future dividend pattern lean ing toward supplementary declarations in stock. The current softness in cop per prices provides another good opportunity to accumu late Anaconda and Kennecott, says W. E. Hutton & Co. festival are slated for the same dates, April 10-12. McGinty said "Miss Pear Blossom" was considered pre ferable to "Miss Sportsfair" since this title would better represent the valley should she be entered in statewide or national contests at a later date. As "Miss Pear Blossom," then, she would reign over both sportsfair and festival. Quota of Royally Unfortunately, the pear blossom festival already has a normal quota of royalty. A young man and a young lady, five or six years old, are selected each year as its king and queen. They are provided with court attendants and other regal accoutrements. Festival officials, it is understood, were interested this year in having a "larger gal" for publicity purposes They decided that as long as there was already a "Miss Sportsfair" it would be sim pler to offer her a pear fes tival throne than to conduct a separate competition. This arrangement raised the threat of competition of a different order, however - competition arising from an excess of crowned heads. "We don't want to overshadow the kids," one festival official said yesterday. Decision is Compromise The decision, announced by McGinty, to amend the title to read "Miss Pear Blossom Senior" appears to be a com promise aimed at avoiding- if not a War of the Roses -at least a War of the Pear Blossoms. The festival official agreed that if Miss Pear Blossom's pretensions to reigning were dropped, and she were to be simply a pretty, talented girl helping publicize the festival and contributing her attrac tiveness to its pageantry, the reduntant "Senior" could be safely deleted. Her throne at the sportsfair would of course not be affected. The festival asosciation has already provided for another potential royal pretender -Miss Jackson County. Miss Pat Rushton, crowned Miss Jackson County at last sum mer's Kiwanis fair, has been asked to serve as grand mar shal of the festival parade. McGinty and John Wat kins, president of the festival association, described at the roundtable highlights of their respective programs. Included in Sportsfair McGinty said the sportsfair will include a large plastic bubble outdoors to encolse a swimming pool, diving tank and fish pond. He said 20,000 to 25,000 visitors are expect ed this year. He said that receipts, as was the case last year, will be placed in the Lions club's health and welfare program for community service. Miss Samuelson and her nine competitors in last Sat urday night's competition will model sports clothing ax xne fair, McGinty said. He re ported that improved parking facilities are planned for this year's event. Watkins said the festival parade, starting at 2:30 p.m. April 11, will comprise three divisions: organizational, in cluding hand-drawn floats and children; commercial, in eluding power-driven floats; and a special Centennial divi sion, to include horses, horse- drawn vehicles and other ani mals. Deadline Noted He reported that the dead line for float entries is to be the Wednesday before the parade, or April 8. He said a sample float is on exhibit at Weeks and Orr furniture store, 114 West Main st., for ELECTED OFFICER Leonard Floyd Carlson, salesman of the Dick Knight company, Medford, and Mrs. Carlson inspect a model of a new Plymouth at a recent meeting of the Nation al Plymouth All-Star Salesman's club in New Orelans, where Carlson was elected first vice president of the organization. Holding the model car is Kenneth Porter. Carlson was one of 127 top Plymouth salesmen from the county who won all expense paid trips to New Orleans for outstanding sales records last year. Small Producers of Chrome Would Get Aid in Porter E Washington - Legislation designed to aid smal chrome producers has been introduc ed by Rep. Charles O. Porter (D-Ore.). The bill has been sent to the House Interior In sular Affairs committee. Last year the committee re ported out a bill incorporating help to small chrome produc ers. It was defeated in the closing days of the 85th Con gress. Porter's bill is Identical to legislation introduced by Rep. Al Ullman (D-Ore.), The bills would promote mining and de velopment research for ber yl, chromite and columbium tantalum from domestic min es. The Fourth District con gressman said the legislation was designed to correct ex isting problems which he is told have caused the closure of all but one operator in the Illinois Valley of Josephine county, Ore. The bill would authorize, direct and maintain an incen tive program of payments to domestic producers. For beryl concentrates the payment would be $70 per short ton for not more than 1,000 short tons annually. In centive payments would not be made for production in any one year on more than 150 short tons originating in one mining district from proper ties controlled by one producer. For commercial grade me- talurgical chromite the sub sidy annually would be $46 per long dry ton for the first 1,000 long dry tons produced by each producer. It would be $35 per long dry ton for each additional long dry ton produced each year. Incentive payments would not be made for production in any one year -of more than 50,000 long dry tons by all producers or more than 5,000 long dry tons by a single producer. For commerically accept able columbium -1 a n t alum concentrates the payment would be $2.35 per pound of contained combined pentox ides with established ratios up to 50,000 pounds yearly. A single mining district contain- those interested in construc tion techniques. Watkins displayed a "pear blossom" lapel pin. These pins, he said, are to be sold for S5 to help promote the festival. A theme song for the fes tival entitled "When It's Pear Blossom Time in the Valley" was played for roundtable listeners. The recording was sung by Mary Jane Fischer and Elaine Berge. 1 Only SONOTONE'S new eyeglass HEARING AID HAS ALL THESE FEATURES AUTOMATIC VOLUME CONTROL CONSULTANT'S FITTINGS ( CONTOUR CASE SMALLEST PERSONAL VOLUME-SWITCH CONTROL TEMPLE BARS EASILY SHAPED STANDARD HINGE3 YOUR CHOICE OF FRAMES SMALLEST MICROPHONE Vjs " VV COME IN-LET US SHOW YOU THE LATEST WAY TO HEAR BETTER! BI-NAURAL FITTING 5 AS LOW AS ....... 390" G. R. ADAMSOTJ Manager 839 East Jackson Phone SP 2-5904 ing properties controlled by one producer could not re ceive incentive payments on more than 10,000 tons. Porter said the legislation proposes to provide the most assistance possible to small producers. He said the 5,000 ton limit would help insure this. The bill also contains chrom ite ore marketing facilities. The act would terminate June 30, 1964. Porter said he believed the legislation would be doubly valuable in that it would en courage domestic chrome pro duction, thereby insuring production were foreign im ports to be cut off unexpect edly. He said the total subsidy payment is worded so as not to interfere with imports. An average automobile tire wears out at a rate of three to one-half per cent per month. Fastest Possible Means of Economic Growth Discussed Washington - (UPD - Politi cians and economists are get ting deep into a great debate about how the United States can achieve the fastest pos sible rate of economic growth and still keep prices fairly stable. ' The common goal is a steadily increasing "gross na tional product," which .in cludes all goods and services from automobiles, household appliances and concert music to missiles and government paperwork. The debate is related to ar guments about when the Fed eral budget should be bal anced and at what level and whether government control of interest rates is a proper tool to check inflation. It also involves disputes about whether types of government spending can lift the whole economy and whether peace time wage and price controls may be in order.' Parallel Investigation! Congress already has a Democratic-sponsored investi gation under way in Sen. Paul H. Douglas' House-Senate Economic committee. The Eisenhower administration is launching a parallel inquiry into "economic growth and price stability" by an all-Republican cabinet committee headed by Vice President Richard M. Nixon. Under even more partisan auspices, the Republican and Democratic National Commit tees both have task forces at work in the same field. The Democratic Advisory council, an arm of the na tional committee, set off the current debate three months ago. It asserted that the gross national product rose by an "intolerable" average rate of only 1.3 per cent during the first six years of the Eisen hower administration com pared with 4.5 during the last six years of the Truman administration. The council suggested that an annual growth rate of five per cent was a "moderate" goal. The GOP promptly retort ed that the Democrats used misleading figures and that the Eisenhower administra tion record was better than described. It also said the Truman administration rec ord included Korean war years and omitted the first two Truman years in which national output declined. A recent report signed by the Democratic majority of Douglas' committee called for a higher rate of growth but suggested no specific fig ure. The Republican minority said "political debate over whether any given growth rate is attainable is absurd." The same minority report said Democrats have no mon opoly of interest in maximum economic growth but that there are political differences about the best ways of achieving it. The Republicans defended the balanced budget and monetary policy regulat ing interest rates as needed brakes on rising prices. Democrats commonly ar gue that unemployment still running near five million s n o u 1 a get priority over checking inflation. They also contend that a "tight money" policy of higher interest rates checks inflation by causing unemployment. SOVIET VISITORS Chicago -(UPD Fourteen in spection parties from Soviet Russia visited the Chicago Museum of Science and In dustry during 1958. Lenox R. Lohr, museum president, said the Soviet groups visited thet huge museum on the shore of : Lake Michigan to study U.S.! scientific and industrial pro-i gress. The Russians were I among 78 tour parties from foreign countries. 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