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TWELVE MEDFORD (OBEOOK) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, February IS. 1950 ! f iifinMiMiTrTr t 'Fn '' -r-- . f "'" -" ' ' BOY SCOUTS LEARN MUNICIPAL JOBS Pictured above are a group of Boy scouts who last Saturday were sworn in as "city officials" for a day. In connection with Boy Scout week. City Recorder Ralph Woodford, in foreground, gave the oath of office to George Goodman (hand raised) as mayor. Boy scout leaders and city officers in the picture include Traffic Sergeant Clyde Ficht ner, Acting Mayor Frank J. Runtz, Scout Commissioner Larry N. Schade, Commissioner John Dan forth, Cub Commissioner Robert Church, Scout Leader Jimmy Dunlevy, City Superintendent Ver non Thorpe, Scout Commissioner J. A. MacDougall, Commissioner John Eddy and Councilman Har old Frye. During the day the boys toured city offices and shops, and were given briefings on city administration. (Braincrd photo). Rogue River 18-Year-Old Science Whizz Develops Mechanical Brain Kelloee. Ida.. Feb. 15 U.R) A mechanical brain so human it even "cheats" has been devel oped by an 18-year-old scientific wizard here. The machine can beat any hu man at "tic-tac-toe" without cheating, says its inventor, Noel Penney Elliott, senior in Kellogg high school. But still, It will try to chisel a little if its human opponent isn't careful. Played By Switches The game is played by switches and lights in nine squares on ton of the 13-inch square, 10- inch high machine. The hapless human throws a switch in a SPcciete caiultf Fill your candy dish today with Sociili Lemon Drops. Here's rtmembmd goodness. "SWEET SIXTEEN VARIETIES" square to start the game. Instantly the machine comes back with Its move, "without even stopping to think," says the husky bespectacled young scien tist. And so on until the machine either has won or tied. "I catch it cheating now and then," Noel says. "Sometimes it will turn on lights in two squares during one turn. I'm working on it to see what the cause is." Can Only Tie "Of course, the huniim player can cheat the machine too, by turning on a switch in the square which the machine al ready has lit. But still the hu man can't win, only tic at best." He says the machine wins about 40 per cent of the time. The other 60 per cent of the time "the cat gets the game" be cause the machine is so smart it prevents the human from win ning. There are other bugs lie still is working on. "Sometimes it's kind of dumb," he says. "It often has a clear-cut chance to win but passes it up. Of course, it cither wins or ties after. But I think with more research I can raise its percentage of wins." Noel, who docs calculus to re lax, says he worked three years developing the machine. Worked All Playi 1 worked out all the possible plays in tic-tac-toe, all 302,882 of them," he says. "I kept running into problems which seemed in soluble. Many times I put it aside and gave up. But suddenly, K . .. (iiaj'MC o,vi:iin wttM imi'i , ill get a brain storm and figure it out." Noel was chosen as one of the 40 finalists in the recent nation al Westinghouse science talent j News o4-H CLUBS Roxy Ann 4-H Club Roxy Ann 4-H Sewing club met at the home of Mrs. Oalton February 3 after school. They discussed projects and what girls were doing in other clubs. Re freshments were served. Roxy Ann 4-H Poultry club met at the home of Mr. Whitcher Februaiy 9 at 7:30 p.m. They elected the following officers: president, Sharon Vertagen; vice president, Ronnie Nelson; sec retary, Dennis Whitcher. They talked about the kind of chick ens they are going to take this year. Refreshments were served. Roxy Ann 4-H Cooking club met at the home of Mrs. Scott Wickcrsham, February 10 at 6:30 p.m. as the girls wanted to go to the ball game at Oak Grove school there was no business meeting. Roxy Ann 4-H woodworking club met at the home of Scott Wickersham February 11 at 10 a.m. and worked on their first project. Roxy Ann 4-H Swine club met at the home of Mr. Whitcher on February 11 at 7:30 p.m. and elected officers: president, Ron nie Nelson: vice president, Cecil Thames; secretary. Carl Ellis. , Reporter, Wilson Moeller Rogue River, Feb. IS Card fans enjoyed a pleasant evening Saturday at the V. F. W. hall. The first prize in pinochle was won by Mrs. M. F. Stockman and low prize went to Mrs. Mary Biggers. Three prizes were giv en in canasta as players had failed to rotate at one time dur ing the evening. First prize was won Dy Mrs. Art BrocKman, sec ond by Lee Denzer and third by Art Brockman. Names of the winners at the cribbage tables were not available. Next auxili ary card party is scheduled for February 24. All parents interested in or ganizing a Cub scout troop are asked to meet in Fellowship hall irmay. teoruary 17, at o:3U p. m. The former troop of Cubs failed through lack of leadership but Troop 27 is a thriving group and it is planned to organize the Cubs under supervision of the same committeemen who will sponsor them with the cooper ation of their parents. Relatives here for the funeral of Mrs. Una Mcllvain returned to their respective homes Mon day. Mrs. Birdie Briscoe left for Spokane and Mr. and Mrs. Will Day returned to Shasta City, Cal. Sunday visitors at the H. K. Randlcman home were George and Shirley Bristol and Kitty and baby Jeffery Randleman and Mrs. Rin Sims and her two children, all of Myrtle Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Randleman and baby of West Fir are also at their parents' home and ex pect to remain for a longer visit. The Boy scouts nave a sturdy lookout tower built of poles on the vacant lot next to Gelvin's store and in one window of the Hub is an attractive display of their equipment and achieve ments. Among them is displayed the trnnhv nrespntpH hv ih I Lions club for which the scouts are to compete. Sunday service of the Hope Presbyterian church was super vised Dy scout Troop 27 and was a very impressive service. Scouts taking part were Harry Elledge, Ed Lilley, Gordon Mek vold, Norman Bean and Wayne west. Importance of scouts learning to tie knots was pointed out by Shade Combs last week when he asked his son, Douglas, what kind of knots he had tied in the rescue rope used at the old mill pond. Douglas couldn't an swer, and his father said, "But your life depended on those knots." Orin Hilger and Oliver Thomp son made a trip to Coffee creek canyon in the Trinity Alps, Fri day, to survey the damage done by the snow storms. They found a deep slide had blocked the can yon just below the Micrs and Garner dredge and they think it may be three weeks before work can be started again. Jury List Patton. Roy P.: Pool, James T Prinale. E. A.: Paschke. Ed win; Peyton, Ralph E.; Poff, Wil- da; Potucek, George; Paine, w H.; Phetteplace, Ben R.; Price Ernest B.; Peterson. Oscar: Pierce, L. B.; Patrick, C. L.; Prosser, Dorothy E.; Paup, Ed ear F.: Platz. Merlin E.: Porter, Norris K., and Preston, Ruth, all Medford. Pcttle, Rhea Bernice; Phillips, E la c and Fmkham. Alice m. all Central Point; Peck, P. H.; Pruitt, Wilsic; Prentice, Harry R.: Perkins. Vernon: Plumley Walter D.; Pankey, Grace; Pena, Sarah K.; Planalp, Wesley C; PoDham. Tom E.: Palen, Ken- neth R.; Parson, Kathryn; Purves, Fred T.; Paulson, Mar tin G.; Purdin, Fred Austin; Put man. Louis; Parrott, Harvey R. Puett. R. L.: Pearson. C. James; Perry, Ernest J.; Peters, Thomas O.; Parker, Carold J., and Prouty, William Warren, all Medford. Peoples, G. Ivan, Gold Hill; Pitman, Richard L.; Prospect; Pentzer. R. W.. and Pickell, Gor don, both Ashland; Peck, Fritz W.. Lake Creek: Palm, Ray mond, and Perry. William, both Eagle Point; Parker, Lester E., and Peters, Bishop V., both Applegate; Perreard, Edith, and Parker, Ellen, both Ashland; Powers, Ashlay R., Applegate. Ray, Frank H.; Riblett, Carl H.: Rettig. Elsie D.; Robbins, Marion F.; Ragsdale, W. B.; Rez- ner. Gene L.: Robinson. Mrs. Leona; Reiner, Alfred E.; Rob erts, Tessie W.; Reed, W. G.; Ris ley, Ruth E.; Randies, Mabel, and Rolls, Darrell W all Med ford. Rein, Theodor, Eagle Point; Ramstrom, H. A.; Robinson, Ed na O.; Rasmussen, George; Reum, E. R.; Robinson, Susan Deuel; Rosenberger, Russell E., Rians, R. K. Jr., and Ryan, El mer, all Medford. Rcmsen, Earl E., Gold Hill; Rogers, L. O., Prospect; Ross, Charles I., and Riggin, George W both Ashland; Roush, C. A., Eagle Point; Ramsey, C. R.; Rit ter, Bert, and Rollins, A. A., all Ashland: Robinson, John C, and Root, Helen E., both Central Point. Rcichstein, W. H.; Reedcr, June M.; Rose, Vern E.; Reames, Bessie B.; Robinson, Winifred J.; Rola, Mary L.; Ramsey, Pcggv Jean; Rcnker, Ina; Row ley, Walter E.; Rausch, Elmer W.; Rhymes, B. W.; Rupert, Rob ert F.; Robinson, Charlotte J.; Rhoads, Ernest A.; Robertson, Wilmer; Rookard, Eleanor; Rad cliffe, Walter A., and Russell, John R. Jr., all Medford. Anchorage, Alaska, Feb. 15 (U.R) Police and federal officers held three men and $2,000 worth of narcotics today following a raid on a marihuana "den." McLeod McLeod, Feb. 15 Mr. and Mrs. Billie Mattson have been called to Dunsmuir, Cal., on ac count of the illness of Mrs.' Matt son's mother. Miss Phyllis Fisch of Medford was a guest recently at "Fold ing Hills Ranch" here. Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Prltchard February 10 were Mr. and Mrs. Bin .Brewster ana Mr. and Mrs. Orr, and Mr. and Mrs. Rick Eastin. Mr. and Mrs. Billingsley en tertained Mr. and Mrs. Wyles Berry at dinner February 6, Mrs Berry's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Ranald Axtell were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Nelson in Ashland January 31. Mrs. Alma Mallery is visiting her son Ray in California. Mr. and Mrs. John Dunlap have returned to their home here after being called to Los Angeles on account of sickness. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kindschlu are visiting relatives in Venice, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Arant of Phoenix were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Anderton here February 9. Mrs. Dorothy Hume was host ess at a dinner party at her home on Butte Creek February 12 hon oring her mother, Mrs. Caro line Harding on her birthday. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Tom Denninger, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harding Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Arth. ur Hume, Misses Jacqueline and Josephine Hume and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Vaughn and son Wayne. OSC Alumni Slafed Dinner Meeting Soon Another dinner has been scheduled here for members of the Oregon State College Alum- association. and Norman Worthley, president of the Jack son county chapter, said two prominent members of the OSC staff will be brought here for talks. A dinner meeting will be held at the Medford hotel February 22 when Paul M. Dunn, dean of forestry at Oregon State college. and Roy "Spec" Keene, director of athletics, will speak. Appear ances are also set for a "30 Stat ers" luncheon the same day. Worthly said Bob Knolls, sec retary of the alumni association will also be in Medford for the meetings. WEATHER By United Press Northern California Increas ing cloudiness today with rain from Fort Bragg and Red Bluff north this afternoon and tonight. Local fog this morning. Partly cloudy Thursday with a few showers near Oregon border. Cooler Thursday. Southerly wind 15-25 mph from Point Sur north today and variable 8-15 mph elsewhere. 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