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2- The News-Review, Roieburg, Ore. Wed., June 22, 1949 Driverless Truck Goes On Rampage r ft ,f - 'i 'l v7 Picture by Ada s Photo Studio This drlverless logging truck Is pictured after It had traveled a block and a half down Oak Street and across the Intersec tion of Second Street In Myrtle Creek, before it crashed into the metal building occupied by the Umpqua Machine Shop. The ac cident happened Friday at 5:45 p. m. The truck, the property of Jim Heath of Myrtle Creek with Nick Heath as operator, was parked up hill from the scene. It nar rowly missed several cars during lis runaway trip. Mrs. Louise Ketcheraide, wife of an employee of the machine shop, who was in the small office in the corner of the building when it was struck by the truck reportedly was unhurt. Al Rutter, machine shop owner, was out of town. Damage to the truck was said to be negligible, but the building, office equipment and stock, di rectly in the path of the truck, were badly damaged. Responsibility tor the accident was not established, pending in vestigation and questioning by the Myrtle Creek police. Chief Ward who Investigated the acci dent said he found the truck was in gear and the emergency brake inoperative. Hot Words. Wisecrack Fly Between Supreme Court Justices in Routine Session WASHINGTON, June 21 UP) Disagreeing bupreme Court Justices resorted to hot words and even a wisecrack Monday In a vain effort to clear the tri bunal's docket for this term. Still another decision day was set for next Monday. The Court then hopes to adjourn until Oc tober 3. Today's mass of opinions de cided no momentous issues al though the tribunal did rule unanimously that even under the GI Bill of Rights, -veterans' sen iority may be cut by a new union contract. That opinion, delivered by Justice Frankfurter, upheld the layoffs of three veterans by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation of California within the first year after they resumed their war-Interrupted jobs. A wartime contract provided that union chairmen of various company de partments were to have seniority over other workers, regardless of length of service. Lack of general interest in other cases decided did not cool the judicial tempers. In another action the Court split 5-4 in upholding the legality of a 1340 law giving District of Columbia residents the right to sue and be sued in federal courts outside Washington, D. C. The justices used some 26,000 words In expounding their vary ing views on the act designed to overcome an 1804 Supreme Court decision. This prompted Justice Jackson, who delivered the ma jority opinion, to quip from the bench: "That Is the Judgment of the court. Rut as to its opinions, I can only paraphrase Stephen Leacock: "Die court has mounted Seizing Catholic Foes Of Commies PRAGUE; Czechoslovakia, June 22. CD Church-state tension mounted Tuesday as the Commu nist government was reported seizing Roman Catholic oppon ents in Moravia. Churchmen reported numerous clergy and prominent laymen ar rested In that province, southeast of Prague near the Austrian and Hungarian border junction. One source reported, without confirmation, that Archbishop Josef Matocha of Olomouc, sec ond city of Moravia, had been placed under a police watch like that maintained for the past five days over Archbishop Josef Ber an of Prague. Reports of the arrests followed a hectic weekend which saw a pastoral letter from Beran read in churches throughout the coun try denouncing the separatist Catholic action group sponsored by the government, and the break-up of the archbishop's ser mon In Prague by Communist heckling. The Moravian arrests were made, church sources said, to crack resistance of loyal Catho lics to the separatist group. They said those arrested, whose num ber could not be estimated, had refused to sign pledges of alle giance to the new organization. rne Vatican, meanwnne, de nounced the group as "schismatic, anti-Catholic, a Communist tool and In opposition to the episco pate." The supreme sacred congrega tion of the holy office declared that voluntary membership in the organization would automatically bring excommunication to those Joining. It further pronounced the excommunication of "the au thors and promoters of II." By implication this affects President Klement Gottwald and other of ficial sponsors. Excommunication denies the Sacraments and the companion ship of Catholics to the persons so banned. PJliii I f K'GHT ! (HOORAY) j DOT AM" P W , JR. Williams THE MIMUTE MAN AND THE HOUR. HAND (,-23 OUT OUR WAY By J. R. Williams Thinking Machine Can Do 15,000 Arithmetic Problems A Minute CAMBRIDGE. Eng. UP) Sci entists at Cambridge University are about to unveil a tninKing machine with a "brain" which weighs a ton. It can do 15,000 arithmetic problems a minute- but li s a moron. So says M. V. Wilkes, one of the mathematicians who de veloped the huge gadget. 'If vou tell the machine to do something silly it goes on do ing it," he explained to report ers, i "1 liken it to a calculating ma chine operated by a moron who cannot think but can be trusted to do what he is told." The thinking machine known as "fcdsac takes us oraers irom a punched tape and spits out the answers on a teletype machine. Its brain consists mainiy 01 3.500 electronic tubes massed in 120 racks. Ten men have been busv assembling the thing since early In 1946. It covers 500 square feet of floor space. The machines luu name is "electronic delay storage auto matic calculator." It it called that because it can store up instruc tions and figures in Its artificial memory and use tnese in malt ing its calculations. tusAU does a single multi plication in one five-thousandth of a second and complete opera tions of addition, subtraction and multiplication go on at the rate of 15,000 a minute," Wilkes said. Its use will lead to advances being made in subjects such as nuclear physics, aerodynamics and in astral physics on problems including the equilibrium of stars and why they are their particu lar size and brightness." "EDSAC" will be Introduced to some of the world's leading math amaticlans from Britain, Europe and America at a conference here. American cities grew at much slower rate In the 1930-40 decade than ever before. TiuHrJttplaetmtnh BRAKE BLOCKS-LININGS , FRICTION BLOCKS DapmooMt Product! that are "KM" to Your Equipment and Overhead. CHAMPION FRICTION CO. lUOWi, WHOM Population per square mile of arable land Is 68 in Russia, 102 In the United States, 500 in Italy, 587 In Germany and 2,430 in Japan. its horse and ridden off in all directions. ' The U. S. District Court at Baltimore and the Circuit Court at Richmond had held, as did the Supreme Court in 1804, that the District is not a "state" for law suit purposes. Monday's opinion decided that it is. Professional Nursing Now In Urgent Need Of Career Girls; Salaries Good 'HB of PITTSBURGH PAINTS WAS NOW WALLHIDE FLAT ...per gal. 4.27 3.72 WAILHIDE SEMI-GLOSS. . . per gal. 49 4.78 WALLHIDE GLOSS .per gal. 549 4.78 WATERSPAR ENAMEL. . . . per gal. 767 63 FLORHIDE ENAMEL ...... per gal. 6.04 5.25 SUNPROOFHOUSE PAINT . . per gal. 6.01 5.42 West Coast Building Supply Co. Corner Mill and Mother Phone 362 By THELMA LAIRD, R. N. American Nurses' Association The registered proicsslonal nurse is an important player on today's health team, helping to make the American dream of health and good medical care for all come true. Of all those on this medical sociological team engaged in conserving life, curing illness, preventing diseases and disabil ity, the nurse spends most time in intimate contact with the pa tient and often interprets and adapts the contributions of the other members. Thus, nursing of fers unique opportunities to the person whose human interest is keen enough ' and responsive enough to constitute a real "gift" tor people. Choice Of Five Fields There are five major fields for the registered nurse: (1) hospital and other institutional, (2) pub lic health, (3) education, (4) pri vate practice, (5) industrial. The registered nurse may be a staff member or a director of a hospital nursing service, working in one of the specialties such as surgery, psychiatry, tuberculosis, pediatrics. She may participate in Important research. She may be a visiting nurse, me nurse in an industrial plant, or a nurse con sultant. She may be an instructor or director in a hospital or uni versity scnool of nursing, or an expert on a surgical operating team. She may teach in or direct a health education program, us ing public speaking, writing, and other creative talents. In war or peacetime she may serve her country as an officer in the Nurse corps, isne may join a Federal Agency sucn as me veterans Ad ministration, Indian service, or Public Health Service. She mav travel, or work in foreign coun tries in missions, toreign govern ment posts, Dusiness enterprises or round-the-world health and post-war rehabilitation projects. (justifications To become a Qualified nnrsp. n high school graduate should be a good student, In good health, an accurate worker, a conscientious person, a stable personality, and a iruty sympainetic, irienaiy per son. Since the demand for nurses grows constantly, 1ob security is lavoraDie. ue teacning, social work, and other -service nrofes- slons, nursing has never paid hlch salaries, compared witn some oc cupations. However, the Drofes. sionai associations active nro. gram for better pay and working conauions nas orougnt marked gains. Salaries Attractive Annual salaries for hosnllal staff nurses range from $1,800.- $2,640. In public health, the young nurse may receive $2,200-$3,300. Usually private duty brings $8-$10 per siiour day. f or the nurse with advanced education and ex perience, many opportunities of- lor lilgner salaries. Many hos' pitals are -adopting the 40-hour week, and schools of nurslna are unding mat good times are as wholesome for nurses as for other young people. How does one get started" The Outperforms in any car htiys it contains more of the rich "tiger stocks" - - r-v .. m -! rsmooTK j most Important step is choosing a good school. (1) You may write to the National League of Nurs ing Education, 1790 .Broadway, New York 19, N. Y., for advice on schools, scholarships, and so on. (2) Contact the professional nurs es' assoclf.tion In your state and community. A letter to the Ameri can Nurses' Association, 1790 Broadway, New York 19, N. Y., will give you names and addresses of persons in your area who can give you dependable information and advice. PICNIC SLATED The Girl Scout Leadership As sociation of Roseburg will hold an outdoor meeting with a picnic dinner Thursday at 6:30 p. m. at Kiwanis Park. Ail members and troop committeemen are urged to be present. MODEL CLUB TO MEET The Roseburg Model Club will meet Friday at 7?30 p. m. at the home of Carl Fair. All members are asked to be present. Bees Go By Air Billions of live bees are flown by air to hives throughout the U. S. to Increase honey production. U. S. Payments In Lieu Of Taxes Spells Huge Cost WASHINGTON, June 22. UP) The House Public Lands Commit tee was told it would cost the government between $200,000,000 and $300,000,000 a year to pay states certain amounts instead of taxes on federal property. Keith L. Seegmlller, Washing ton representative for the Na tional Association of County Of ficials,' said the figures were a "general estimate," based largely upon detailed estimates from 12 states. The in lieu of tax payments would compensate for tax losses sustained through the acquisition oi leaerai properties. i A bill to set up a commission I to determine the amounts of such payments due each state is now j under consideration by the com-1 mittee. I State3 submitting estimates of j the amounts due them should the hill pass Included Oregon $4,965, 000 and Washington $5,443,000. I Phone 1261-R For repairs on your . typewriter or adding machines. KEN'S OFFICE EQUIPMENT ; 631 S. Stephens - Fire Equipment Co. All types of Fire Extinguishers and Refills. GLENN H. TAYLOR C02 Service 220 N. 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