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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1960)
Local Man Author Of 'Audio' Story Almus Pruitt, 119 North Central ave., Medford, is the author ot an article entitled "Those Crazy Mixed-UD Cur rents," which appears in the current issue of "Audio" magazine, which deals with high fidelity sound reproduc tion. i The article, written in tech nical language but using s jocular approach, discusses the concepts of electric cur rent flow and electron flow. used in analyzing electrical and electronic circuits. Pruitt, a mathematician and electronics authority, Is best known in Medford as the former proprietor of the Mu sic Mart. During World War II he taught mathematics and radio theory for the U. S. Army signal corps. Another article of his, "Pro tection for Your Meter Move ment," appeared in "Elec tronics World" last August, and he has published other articles from time to time. He is currently at work on a book on mathematics, tenta tively entitled "Math for Tom, Dick and Harry," parts of which are already under consideration by a publisher. His wife, Dorothy, is also a writer, having published a number of short stories and poems. Nazi Follower Ruled Insane Atlanta-(UPD-An 18-year-old self-proclaimed Nazi follower Who burned paintings and smeared swastikas in a Co lumbus, Ga., art museum has been ruled insane. State Corrections Depart ment records disclosed Wed nesday that Richard Vernon Smith was transferred to Mil ledgeville State Mental Hos pital just two months after he started serving a six-to-1 0-year prison term at the Georgia Industrial Institute in Alto last Aug. 22. Records showed that the youth, who admitted follow ing Hitler's Naxi doctrines, was given a sanity examina tion at the request of the Alto superintendent. Smith was sentenced to six-to-10 years on first degree arson charges and received a concurrent one-year sentence for second degree arson. He was also sentenced to one year in prison on misdeameanor charges. LOOK OUT BELOWI Fort Worth, Tex.-IUPD-A. C. Reid Jr., who was treated for a bump on the head Wednes day, said he was waiting for an elevator in an office build ing and opened the safety door to see if it was coming. It was. -wr 4r . jrrt j v (T I THREE PLEAD GUILTY Shown leaving the courtroom after pleading guilty to bombing trucks serving the struck Oregonian and Oregon Journal papers in Portland are the three Snyder brothers, William, 19, left; Edward, 24, center, and Charles, 28, right foreground. Sentence was deferred until after investigation of their background for court guidance. (UPI Telephoto) Money Order Renews Firm's Faith in People At its narrowest point Pan ama is only 31 miles wide. A money order from a Port land woman as compensation for a tire which rolled off a truck in Medford in 1947 has renewed a local freight com pany's belief that people are basically honest, - A letter from a Mrs. A. Smith, which was postmarked Portland, says: "In 1947 we were visiting your city and had parked on a side street where we saw a tire rolling down the street. It stopped by our car. We didn't see where it came from, but a little neighbor girl with us said it fell off a yellow truck. We took the tire and look ed for the truck, but couldn't find it. We brought the tire home and put it In the base ment. That was the Saturday before Labor Day (in 1947) when we found it. Out of Work In the spring, my husband was out of work for several months, and eventually sold the tire at a gas station be cause he needed the money , . . "The little girl later said the truck was like one of your trucks we saw uptown. At first, I didn't have the money to repay you and then I was too embarrassed, but it has bothered my conscience every time I see one of your trucks ... The kind of tire was then selling for $9, so I hope this will be alright. I'm truly sorry I waited so long to send the money." Officials of the local freight company said they have no way of tracing the letter since it was signed only "Mrs. A. Smith," and there was no return address. Portland Censors Say Picture Too Spicy Portland (UPD The French movie "The Lovers" is too spicy in spots for a police film censorship delegation. Lt. John Fraser said the Guild theater manager, Nancy Welch, had been served with a complaint and told to de lete certain portions. A hearing on the complaint was scheduled for this afternoon. . The film was a winner of a silver medal at the Venice Film Festival for this year. WELL RECOMMENDED Fort Lee, N.J. (DPD Andre Porambeanu, who married runaway heiress Gamble Benedict, was offered a job Wednesday by Palisades Amusement Park President Irving Rosenthal. The job is managing the park's tunnel of love. Interim Grmipfe Meet in Medford The Legislative Interim committee on criminal law will hold a hearing in Medford beginning at 9:30 a.m. Sat urday, April 9, in the court house annex, State Sen. Carl H. Francis, Dayton, chairman, has announced. The committee Is consider ing extensive revisions in the state's criminal law, including insanity as a defense, negli gent homicide, control of ob scene literature, consolida tion of theft statutes, right of the state to appeal, the habit ual criminal statute, sentenc ing procedure, pre-trial pro ceedings in criminal cases, and defects in criminal pro cedure. All those interested are in vited. Francis said the com mittee is hopeful that persons in this area will give their feeftf-f enr-QJJ Bty Drowns in Sump Portland (UPD David Me duna, 7, drowned Wednesday afternoon in a sump. The boy had been playing on logs with his brother and a playmate when he lost his balance and fell in the muddy water. The body was re covered by Jim Havelhurst, a skin diver, in 12 feet of water. Boy Learned Quickly On Fishing Trip San Pedro, Calif.-fllPD-Five-year-old Billy G. Sanson was taken along on a fishing trip "just to let the boy learn something" by his father and a friend. Billy caught a 2'4-pound crappie while neither his fa ther or the other man had a bite. views on any subject of crim inal law in which they feel there is a need for revision. MAIL TKIBUNI, Medford, Or. Tkundtr. April 7, 1960 A 11 Councilman Finds Self Lacking Cash Manitou Springs, Colo.-IUPD-It was embarrassing for Colo rado Springs city councilman Meivin D. 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