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9. of Computers rs Solve Problems Big Or Little By Woody Laughnan A computer cannot make a cup of coffee for the blearyeyed boss in the morning, sit on his lap during dictation sessions and may be the sexless flop of the century at the office Christmas party, but it can do just about everything else, its only limits being the imagination of the human programmer. The computer is generally considered to be the darling of the federal government for extending the interest on the national debt and in the race-forspace program; by schools as classroom teaching aids; or for the rapid counting of votes (most of the time). But the people who know about such things say 90 per cent of the computers in use today are actually at work in the private sector. In the central San Joaquin THE FRESNO NO BEE THE REPUBLICAN Fresno, California, Thursday Evening, August 29, 1968 1-D Bee Photo KITTENS AND CHILDREN -These are special interests of Marie Downs, assistant director for education of the church foundation gate Gardens development.

Holding a book Mrs. Downs uses in I. E. Owens, the foundation's director of community improvement; J. A.

McFall of Oakland, president of the Western diocese of the God. Mrs. Downs holds her kitten, Scamper. VISTA Educator, 76, Gets New-Job Honor By Deane Wylie A 76-year-old former VISTA to a life of middle-class amenities of America is starting a new Fresno low-income housing project. Marie Downs, from Pullman, philosophy yesterday as she was Living God Foundation on her affiliation as assistant director for education assigned to the 100-unit Westgate Gardens development at Church and Fig Avenues.

'Can't Go Back' "I'm going to keep this up as long as I can breathe," she declared. "After you have lived, with and made friends among the so-called you can't go back to ordinary dle-class living these people are the most charming' I've ever met so natural, so much at ease, so poised." Mrs. Downs expressed scorn for what she termed middleclass "false standards." "I mean our wall-to-wall carpet, back-yard-barbecues syndrome these are false values, superficial values." She worked in Hanford for three years, tutoring elementary Clip me out as a reminder! (2mm Our "Dog Days" Furniture Sale ends this Saturday-so if you'd like to save on the finest quality home furnishings- -do hurry in! Over 1,000 items reduced. Furniture, lamps, pictures and decoratives! And we are OPEN TOMORROW NIGHT! Tupins 1 1028 No. Fulton Tower Dist.

Valley for instance, there are 40 computers and many more less-sophisticated data processing machines and except for a handful, they are being used by businesses, large and small. The computer maintains inventory controls for the big chain store on the Fulton Mall and the little mom and pop grocery store on the corner. It compiles a breakdown of gasoline, tire, battery and grease job sales for the neighborhood service station. It figures business payrolls, sends out monthly statements and ferrets out those who did not pay their bills on time. Based on predetermined programming it can tell the businessmen how much gross profit he made yesterday.

It can tell him what items he bought that did not move last month. M. Kellner Son Lumber Co. Chartrand Rites, Burial Will Be Held In Fresno Private funeral services for Richard Chartrand, the Lake Tahoe gambling casino owner who was killed Tuesday when a bomb exploded under the floorboard of his car, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Chapel of Light.

A service also was held this afternoon in Carson City, for Chartrand, a 42-year-old exFresnan. The investigation of Chartrand's death is being continued by Nevada and Federal Bureau of Investigation officials after the arrest and release yesterday of a suspect, Donn Lee Cavnar. Dealer Fired Cavnar had been a poker dealer and bartender at Barney's Club in South Lake Tahoe, la casino operated by Chartrand, before Chartrand fired him about a month ago. Chartrand also was an owner of the South Tahoe Nugget. In announcing Cavnar's release, Dist.

Atty. Ted Stokes said: "A portion of the evidence upon which the warrant was issued was testimony of an informant that Cavnar had on several occasions threatened to kill Chartrand. Bomb Planted "He had stated to the informant that he planned to plant a bomb in Chartrand's automobile. "Although such were admitted by the suspect, other evidence developed in the case doesn't warrant holding Cavnar to answer to a charge of murder." Cavnar, 25, lives in South Lake Tahoe. Chartrand lived in Zephyr Cove, a neighborhood of expensive homes which were rocked when the bomb exploded as Chartrand started to pull Clout of his driveway Tuesday afternoon.

The Lisle Funeral Home is in charge of Local Arrangements. Richard Chartrand ROBOT CARPENTER- -Programmed by a Son Lumber Co. of Fresno. Minor Gee, head of the computer, this device measures, saws and nails together company's product engineering department, is operating walls for more than 500 houses: a week at the M. Kellner the machine.

of Fresno, has developed a taped program which allows its computer to measure boards and studding, saw them, fit them into the proper space and nail them together to form interior and exterior walls for homes. Ray Kellner general manager, said the programmed construction shortcut helps relieve the skilled labor shortage. "In theory," Kellner said, "the computer-guided invention could build an unbroken wall from Los Angeles to San Francisco in less than three months. The use of such prefabricated parts will enable contractors to build more homes than ever before and do it at a lower cost." When the machine has received instructions from the paper tape program, it starts constructing the outside frame of a wall, using building materials Goedhard Asks Joint Recreation Session City Manager Neil Goedhard will try to arrange a joint meeting between members of Board of Supervisors on the politan area. This developed from a discussion this morning during which Mayor Floyd H.

Hyde was sharply critical of some of the county's past actions. At issue before the council was a policy decision on whether to support a request by the Madison Elementary School District to be totally excluded from the Metropolitan Area Recreation District which now is under consideration. The Board of Supervisors can submit the formation of such a district to the voters by its own action or the proposal can be put before the electorate by the petition proc-ler, ess. In any event, it is too late to get the matter on the November ballot. Wills Objects Councilman Ted C.

Wills objected particularly to excluding those parts of the Madison District which are within the Fresno city limits and whose residents would pay the recreation district tax but get no benefit if the school district is excluded from the recreation setup. Tractor Pins Grass Cutter Paul Deaton, 30, of 3124 W. Swift a tractor operator for the Fresno Irrigation District, was pinned under an overturned tractor for about 30 minlutes today in a canal ditch at Brawley and Shaw Avenues. Heavy equipment was used to right the tractor. Deaton, who remained conscious during the ordeal, suffered an injured leg.

He was taken to Fresno General Hospital. Irrigation District employes said Deaton was mowing grass on the canal bank when the machine overturned. the City Council and the County subject of recreation in the metro- Hyde joined in with the comment: "Why are we wasting time? A couple of years ago the voters of the state approved a $400 million bond issue for parks and recreation which was to be distributed on the basis of so much per person per head with about $650,000 as Fresno County's share. "That entire amount of money-every nickel of it- was taken by our supervisors and put into a park on the Kings Rivthe farthest point away from the metropolitan area population and where it would create a beautiful area for the people of Kings County. "It is time we say some of these things.

If a resident of this city who also pays his county taxes gets no more consideration than that, where can he go? We may as well get this out on the table and discuss the whole issue with them. "I am not prepared to take any action unless there is some showing of good faith on the part of the supervisors that they recognize we live in the county." Drunk Driving Cases ARRESTS John H. McCoy, 43, of 3373 N. Millbrock at Shields Avenue and North First early today. Daniel H.

Lucero, 45, of Herndon, on North Motel Drive early today. Joe James Garcia, 35, of 285 W. Alluvial at Church and Cedar Avenues, early today. Richard R. Miller 21, of 1243 E.

Polasky Clovis at Shaw and Barton Avenues, last night. Juan Barnett, 45, of 1822 E. Dorothy at Fig and Vine Avenues, last night. IN COURT Frank Miller of 201 W. Grove; 10 days in jail.

Sentenced by Municipal Court Judge George W. Huffman. Gerald Wilson of 4840 E. Santa Ana; one year probation and $289 fine. Sentenced by Municipal Court Judge James V.

Paige. John -Zsido of 3909 E. Indianapolis, years probation and $350 fine. Sentenced by Judge Huffman. Cecil Monroe of 2901 E.

Willis, one year probation and $330 fine. Sentenced by Judge Huffman. Albert Prendez of 3330 E. Butler, two years probation and $330 fine. Sentenced by Judge Huffman.

William Simpson of Goshen, two vears probation and $330 fine. Sentenced by Judge Huffman. JOHN BAZAR'S FIG GARDEN VILLAGE Palm and Shaw 9 AM-6 PM FRIDAYS Valley Camera Free 'TIL and Easy Lots Parking END OF SUMMER SALE! WILD REDUCTIONS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS POLAROIDS MODEL 210 REG. 49.95 SAVINGS NOW SALE ENDS SATURDAY ALL OTHER $3700 fed into it from hoppers. As the frame moves through the conveyor chain, supporting devices such as braces and studs automatically are cut to size and nailed into place.

"Right now we have to nail on the exterior siding when the wall is completed," Kellner said, "but we plan eventually to let the machine do that and also to See Data Page 5-D 10 which owns the Westtutoring is the Rev. looking on is Bishop Church of the Living Burglar Ties Girl To Tree, Cuts Off Clothes: A 14-year-old northwest Fresno girl spent a terrifying hour in the back yard of her home tied to a tree and blindfolded while a burglar rifled through the house. Police reported the girl was not molested but the intruder slashed and removed the girl's night clothing and left her bound in the yard. She was not injured. The girl told police she was awakened at 4:30 a.m.

yesterday by a man who wore a white hood -over his face and was armed with a knife. He forced her to get out of bed, she said, and took her to the back yard where he gagged her, placed the hood over her head and then tired her hands around a tree with some wire. Goes Inside The victim said the man cut her clothing off and then went inside to rummage through the house. Police said the thief took $84 from a purse belonging to the victim's sister. The girl said the burglar left but she was so frightened she remained tied to the tree until dawn.

She then managed to free herself. The girl went into the house and told her family what had happened. The others had slept through the ordeal. PHILCO CLEARANCE SPECIALS REG. SALE 16 Ft.

Freezer, upright 27350 22495 13 Ft. Refrigerator Freezer 20995 16995 1 W-263 Automatic Washer 20995 16995 1 D- 663 Electric Dryer 16995 12995 1 Philco Tilt-Top Oven Deluxe Automatic Electric Range. 30995 24995 Shotgun Shells Dove loads 12-16-20 gauge $199 box JENSEN PILEGARD 2510 Blackstone 1068 Fresno 533 Clovis Clovis South Angus Bond Payoff Is 'Certain' G. Allan Kingston, executive director of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Fresno, today said that it is "certain that the South Angus Redevelopment Project will be a success and the bonds will be paid off." volunteer who "can't go back" after working with the poor job as an educator with a West explained some of her honored by the Church of the schol pupils at Lincoln School and teaching adults to read English, during her service with VISTA (Volunteers In Service to America, the federal "domestic Peace Before that, she was a volunteer worker in inner-city schools of Detroit. Her volunteer career began after long service in Oregon and Washington as a social director of women's college dormitories, and her actual came several years ago when she stepped down from a tion on the staff of the King County Hospital in Seattle.

She was widowed in 1936 when her husband, Dr. George A. Downs, a surgeon, died in Spokane. Present yesterday for the ceremony honoring Mrs. Downs were the Rev.

I. E. Owens, for former Fresnan now residing in Los Angeles as director of community improvement of the foundation; Bishop, J. A. McFall, president of the Western diocese of the Church of the Living God, Pillar and Ground of the Truth, and Delmer McAlister, manager of Westgate Gardens.

Fresno Mayor Pro-Te Ted C. Wills added greetings from the city and presented Mrs. Downs with the traditional gold key. The three-year-old Westgate Gardens development was the first built in Fresno under legSee Educator Page 5-D Kingston's comments came during an explanation to the council of the need for the city to divert $47,170 of its unappropriated surplus in the redevelopment service fund to meet bond payments which are due Sunday and on March 1, 1969. Kingston also said that it may be necessary for the city to advance a like amount of money to make the Sept.

1, and March 1, 1970 bond payments but "the year following that there will be no problem." The bonds which were issued are redeemable from the increased tax yield from the area and because the South Angus Project did not develop as rapidly as anticipated, the higher tax revenues were not forthcoming. Kingston said that there are 148 additional residential units in varying stages of construction now and that of the units which have been completed the vacancy ratio is only 1 to 2 per cent. Bank Teller In The Next Window---A Policeman? That teller cashing your could be a policeman. The police-teller program curb holdups and the activities Deputy Police Chief L. M.

administrative assistant for program that has been in effect several months. "Most robbers like to pick on women tellers," they explain, "but from now on the man in the next teller's window may be a policeman." Officers work a regular shift for the police department and as tellers on their time off. They do not work in uniforms. "Policemen taking advantage of this secondary employment have undergone special training and are serving on a rotating schedule," Kast says. So far, only a number of Bank of America branches have police-tellers but other banking institutions have made inquiries about the program.

The number of officers and what banks they work in is confidential. However, they are assigned to high risk banks, Kast said. Mike P. Espinoza Fresnan Is Killed On Viet Patrol Mr. and Mrs.

Mike D. Espinoza of 2312 S. East Ave. have been informed their son, Lance Cpl. Mike P.

Espinoza 27, was killed in action in Vietnam last Friday. Espinoza was a member of Headquarters and Service 1st Battalion, 5th Marines. He was killed by a "hostile explosive device" while on patrol in the vicinity of Quang Nam. Espinoza enlisted in the Marines in December. He had lived in Fresno since 1949 and had attended Roosevelt High School.

check in a number of Fresno banks has been instituted to prevent and of bogus check passers. Kast and William Hunter, area Bank of America, worked out the Since December Fresno has had three bank robberies. But from June 1965 to December 1967 not one bank was robbed in the city. The police teller became a fixture in Bank of America branches a year ago. It is also in operation in Los Angeles.

Both have had numerous bank robberies in the past. "The Fresno Police Department favors this kind. of employment because it is a form of law enforcement that should discourage bank holdups," Kast declares. "It will also help the officers develop greater human relation skills." "At the same time the bank has solved a troublesome problem of finding part-time tellers for its branches," Hunter says. TAPE RECORDER HEADQUARTERS UHER-PILOT NORELCO-TANDBERG WOLLENSAK RECORDING SUPPLIES TAPE EMPTY REELS CASSETS HEAD DEMAG.

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