TWELVE MEDFORD (OBEOOK) MAIL TRIBUNE
Wednesday, February IS. 1950
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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
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"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,
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(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. Southwest to
west 10-20 mph tonight and on
Thursday.
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the machine.
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D.C. March 2 to compete for $11,
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