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FROGS TO JUMP "Let 'Er Buck" might
well be changed to "Let 'Er Jump" when
frogs from the northwest meet In a jump
off May 13 and 14 at Pendleton, more often
Identified with its famous Round-up. Win
Cities Can
Determine
What effect a new sub
division In Medrord would
have on the sewers, water
supply, economy and schools
of the city can only be guess
ed now, but the effect could
be known for sure.
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Use Computers to
Effect of Growth
By feeding all available
data on every possible subject
- weather, population, econ
omy, number of telephones -inlo
mathematical computers,
city administrators would
have the best possible infor-
ner and runner-up will be flown its too
long a jump, even for frogs to California
to compete in the famed Calaveras County
Frog Jumping contest May 19 to 22.
(UPI Telephoto)
mation on which to gauge the
effect of an activity on the
city.
Not that compulors would
in themselves solve any prob
lems, but they would make
the solution that much easier.
They can compute the "end
less" amount of data on end
less numbers of subjects into
easily understandable figures.
Could Be Stored
This information could be
stored for indefinite periods
of time, and at the touch of a
fingertip it would be readily
avpilable for the use of any
one wanting it.
The potential value of
mathematical computors t o
not only cities but to all other
endeavors which depend on
data for their activities, was
set before the Medford Cham
ber of Commerce roundtable
luncheon Monday by retired
Army Col. Boyd Yaden. Ya
den, who now makes his home
in Medford, is a consultant
for General Electric company
and vice president of Erdman,
Smock, Hosley and Reed Inc.,
Photographic Engineers.
According to Yaden the
amount of data being compil
ed in today's world Is almost
beyond comprehension. By
the time it can be complied
and assimilated Into under
standable figures, It is usually
two or three years old.
Bui, feeding this data into
mathemat ical computors,
which can make up to 140,000
additions or subtractions per
second, results can be obtain
ed of this compilation within
minutes and from this up-to-date
decisions can be made.
Cannot Think
Yaden stressed the point
that computors cannot think
or make decisions for them
selves, neither can they ex
press opinions, but they can
present facts and trends in an
intelligible light. A computer
bv itself is an "idiot," he add
ed. The idea of using computors
to simulate cities came about
when General Electric noted
that the U.S. defense depart
ment is simulating actual bat
tles in computors.
Yaden said all of the avail
able information about a di
vision of U.S. troops and a
division of Russian troops Is
fed into computors by the de
fense department and a battle
Is fought within the machine.
From the resulting figures of
the machine the military can
find out how well the troops
fare against the Russians and
what Is lacking in this particu
lar phase of the defense ef
fort. If computors can do this
for the military they can per
form like services for cities,
it was decided. From the fig
ures supplied by computors,
city planners can reason the
effectiveness o r Ineffective
ness of city activities, the
probable growth of the econ
omy and population, how best
to plan for this growth, and
gain an endless amount of
additional valuable Informa
tion. Not the Only Company
He pointed out that GE is
not the only company which
Is doing research in this area,
but many other companies
have also picked up and are
exploring the idea.
To gauge the effectiveness
of computors for city admin
istration, Reno, Nev., has been
selected as a pilot city for
this endeavor, he said.
The program has been pro
posed to the city of Reno, and
if it agrees to bear a certain
portion of the cost of the
study, then It will begin. Cost
of the study, for which no
official estimate has been
given, would be borne by both
the city and the federal gov
ernment. It would be under
taken by the University of
Nevada and would take about
three years to complete.
During this time all of the
available data on the city
would be pumped into these
machines and stored. At the
bidding ol t Reno city olfic-
MAIL TRIBUNI, M.dford.Or,
Tut.diy, April 1, I960
Subcommittee
Hears Proposal
On Timber Tax
Salem -UPD- An industry-
sponsored timber tax program
was presented to an interim
tax subcommittee Monday,
The Oregon personal prop
erty tax law, particularly on
business Inventories, was at
tacked as unfair in another
subcommittee meeting.
The Industrial Forestry As
sociation, whose members in.
elude Georgia-Pacific Corpo
ration and Weyerhaeuser Tim
ber Company, presented a
practical compromise" on
timber and transportation.
Revisions Suggested
The plan, delivered by
Parks Walker, Portland, rec
ommended revisions in the ad
valorem tax of private forests
and opposed a severance tax.
He said taxes are Oregon's
main forestry problem.
Asked for were (1) valua
tion of forest land on its
productivity (2) exemption of
trees under 30 years assess
ment, and (3) assessment of
timber more than 30 years
old on 30 per cent of its cur
rent harvest value except in
the year of cutting when it
would be assessed upon 100
per cent.
Coos Bay Group Speaks
The Association's members
own and manage half of all
private forest land In western
Oregon. The plan's intent,
Walker said, is to permit tree
farmers to practice forestry.
The subcommittee on per
sonal property tax heard
Chamber of Commerce dele
gations from Coos Bay and
Coquille take stands against
the tax on inventories.
The Coos Bay group de
clared that the tax, adminis
tered by counties, is "unfair
as between different types of
business, is inequitable and
has no bearing on ability of
a business to pay such tax."
A net receipts tax would
be better, it said.
Subcommittee Cha 1 r m a n
Victor Atiyeh (R - Portland)
read letters from other cham
bers of commerce opposing
the Inventory tax. They came
from Bend, Springfield, Al
bany, Ashland, North Bend
and Grants Pass. Businessmen
from Eugene and Corvallis
also spoke against it.
Thief Takes Big
Supply of Razors
Welleston, O. - Someone
jimmied the trunk of a car
owned by salesman Stephen
Cariou of Cleveland and stole
$1,780 worth of razors and
blades - enough to keep the
thief clean shaven for 700
years, police calculated.
lal, the data pertaining to any
specific subject could be ob
tained.
Only As Good As Data
A computor is only as good
as the data put Into it, he
noted. When it reaches a con
clusion It is not a prediction
but just a good guess.
Yaden pointed out that
everyone, everyday, operates
much on the factor of "guess."
This guess is based on past
experience and this is essen
tially the same basis on which
a computor operates. But the
computor can have that much
more experience (i.e. data)
and make that much better a
guess.
The possibilities and extent
of the use of computors In
every walk of life Is endless,
he said, and each year, more
and more progress In this field
is being made.
Don McNeil, manager of
the Medford Chamber, will
speak at next week's round
table on "why Californians
are coming to Medford and
why they should stay home."
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Spring Activities
At College Campus
Are Spotlighted
Ashland Spring activities
will hold the spotlight on the
Southern Oregon college cam
pus this week end, with the
spring sing, campus carnival,
high school visitation day, the
Populaires spring concert, and
an address by Sen. John F,
Kennedy, Democratic presi
dential candidate.
Friday night the fifth an
nual spring sing, sponsored by
the sophomore class, will be
held in the Britt student cen
ter ballroom. Classes and
clubs on campus have been re
hearsing numbers around the
theme "International Holi
day", and will compete for
honors in various divisions.
The campus carnival, spon
sored by Alpha Phi Omega,
will be held in Britt Satur
day evening. Activities will
include movies, concessions,
and a dance to raise money
for the foreign students bene
fit. Satrday at 11 a.m. Senator
Kennedy will speak in the
Britt ballroom. A reception
will follow at the home of Dr.
Arthur Kreisman, director of
general studies at the college.
Visitation Day
Seniors from high schools
all over the state will visit the
campus Saturday for high
school visitation day. Registra
tion will be held from 8:30 to
9:30 a.m. in the Britt student
center, followed by a general
assembly in the auditorium.
Seniors will have a chance
to hear the address by Senator
Kennedy before taking part in
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the simulated class schedule
arranged to acquaint students
witn college classroom situa
tions.
Lunch and discussion groups
will be neld in the afternoon.
Campus tours will begin at 3
p.m., climaxing with recrea
tion in Lithia park.
The Southern Oregon col
lege Populaires will present
their spring concert Saturday
at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium
of Churchill hall. "An Eve
ning with the Populaires" will
include featured numbers by
the girl's sextet and the boy's
quartet. Religious, folk, and
Broadway musical numbers
will be included in the pro
gram. The concert is open to
the public. It will also be re
peated Monday, April 25, at
8 p.m.
The Susanna Homes hall
spring dance will follow the
Saturday night performance.
Arraignment for
Prisoner Continued
Salem-OIPD-The arraignment
of a state prison annex prison
er on an escape charge was
continued Monday for one
week. Hereth Robert Ray
mond, serving two years for
malicious destruction of prop
erty, asked the court to ap
point him an attorney.
He fled custody March 13
and was recaptured March
18 near The Dalles. His wife
has pleaded guilty to helping
him escape.
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To Be Named Marshall
Portland - (UPD - Portland's
newest high school will be
Marshall higii.
The school board Monday
night decided to name the
southeast Portland school aft
er John Marshall, an early
chief justice of the United
States.
Marshall won out by a 4-3
vote over John Adams.
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The action gave the seven
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the actors walked out March
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