8 Th Ntws-Reviow, Roseburg, Ort. Thur., Sept. 1, 1949
Russian Pilot, Who Deserted
To Americans Last October,
Repents, Returns To Red Zone
VIENNA, Austria, Sept. 1. UP) Soviet pilot Anatole Barsov
voluntarily returned Wednesday to the red army Irom which he fled
as a political refuge last October.
In a brief ceremony at the zonal demarcation line, American
authorities handed him over to a group of Russian officers.
The transfer was made on the
hrldce linking Llnz in the U. S,
zone with Urfahr in the Russian
zone. The transfer took place
only a few miles from the Ameri
can airbase where Barsov and
two other Russian airmen crash
landed In a twin-engined bomber
last Oct. 9L
Before formally turning Bar
sov over to the Russians .the
Americans gave him a final
chance to change his mind. The
Russian flier stuck to the deci
sion he had made July 28 when
he told the Soviet embassy in
Washington he "repented" his de
sertion and wanted to go back to
Russia.
Barsov was flown here from
the U. S. on Aug. 24. Wednesday
American army authortics re
ceived instructions from the stale
department to return Barsow to
the proper Russian authorities.
Barsov and his navigation pilot
Pirogov flew their bomber from
an airbiise in the western Ukraine
after what they said was more
than a year ot planning. They
were accompanied by a Russian
sergeant' who was handed back
to Soviet authorities at his own
request.
In a news conference at Llnz
after the plane crashed here Bar
sov said he was opposed to the
communist ideology although he
had been a candidate for party
membership. He said all Russian
officers must apply for member
ship or face serious investigation.
America Too Hasty
One army spokesman said
Wednesday the state department
acted with more haste than Judg
ment" in authorizing Barsov's
release.
'There are at least three
Americans missing in the Russian
zone of Austria and at least two
Americans missing In the Kus
slan zone of Germany," he said.
"We did not even try to bargain
Barsov's return for the return of
our own people," he said.
American circles in Vienna
speculated on Barsov's probable
fate.
It was noted that Russia's latest
note to Yugoslavia contained a
bitter denunciation of deserters.
American sources said they ex-
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QUONSET HUT HITS THE ROAD The owners ot Uus 100-lool-long quoiuet out, ued as an
auto body shop, needed it moved across the Coo per River at Camden, N. J. So they jacked it up
on rollers and took it down the highway and ferried it across the stream. A doien men completed '
the 300-vard road trip in less than an hour.
pected Barsov to be used for
propaganda attacks against the
United States for a few weeks
and then to drop from sight.
Yesterday, In Washington, the
Soviet embassy formally com
plained over the"suriden disap
pearance" of Barsov. The embas
sy said he had "repented" fleeing
Russia and had arranged to re
turn a month ago before dropping
from sighti
The state department cleared
up the mystery later In the day.
It said Barsov was taken into cus
tody by Immigration officials
when he was found visiting the
Soviet embassy Aug. 17. That -vas
the day the embassy said it was
completing final preparations for
his return to Russia.
Barsov's visit to the Russian
embassy apparently raised doubts
in the minds of officials that he
was really a refugee. So he was
taken Into custody "for security
reasons." Barsov at that time said
he wanted to return to his home-
Two Cases Are
Dismissed, Two
Judgments Given
Circuit Judge Carl E. Wlm
berly has issued orders dismissing
as settled the suit of State Unem
ployment Compensation commis
sion vs. J. M. Bevans, and the suit
of Earl W. Duncan vs. Harry C.
Duncan.
Judgment favoring the plain
tiff. State Industrial Accident
commission, has been granted by
default against Orville Smith, one
of the defendants, doing business
as Roseburg Sanitary Market, in
me sum oi (U.dd, plus interest
and costs, and a lien against the
Dusiness had been granted the
Jlaintiff in lieu of payment of the
udgment. The other named de
fendant, Leola Smith Stock, as
sociated In the business, has been
granted 90 days in which to ap
pear and plead to the complaint
Andrews Machinery, plaintiff,
has been granted Judgment to re
cover a used M.-80 Worthington
compressor, attorney fee and
costs in a suit brought against
juaa creen Lumoer Co.; Hugh n.
Earle, collector of internal reve
nue; Walter Shanks, chief field
deputy collector; Earl M. Gray,
deputy collector of Internal reve
nue, Med (or d district, and John
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Fishing Boat Explodes
Off Alaska; 2 Men Saved
KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Sept. 1.
P) The fishing vessel, El
Paso, exploded and burned nearly
to the water early Wednesday
morning about 60 miles west of
Ketchikan, coast guard headquar
ters reporiea.
Two crewmen from the 40-foot
t roller were rescued from icy
Alaskan waters shortly after the
accident by another boat, the
Santa Ana.
They were identified as Lee
Moore and Ted Foster, (home
towns unavailable). They said
they were the only ones aboard.
Coast guard officials said that
the badly damaged El Paso was
taken in tow. ' '
The explosion occurred within
view of workers of the Waterfall
cannery, owned by the Nokat
Packing Co., on Prince of Wales
island.
VIEW WRECK
CLAYTON. N. M. Instead
of a speeding ticket, Police Chief
Emmet Coble took a earful of
hurrying tourists to see some
smashed up cars . '
we nave a nice city, the
chief said, "and like to have
motorists drive slow enough to
see it. We also have some nice
eating places." Then he released
the visitors.
They ate in Clayton, too!
land and had a Russian passport
to ao so.
NEW YORK. Sept. 1. UP)
Soviet Lt. Piotr Pirogov said to
day that the Soviet embassy in
Washington tried both threats
and bribe offers to persuade him
to return to Russia with Anatole
Barsov.
Pirogov and Barsov were the
two Russian fliers who deserted
the Soviet air force !ast Oct 9 in
the U. S. zone of Austria.
Barsov was returned to the
Soviets in Austria at his own re
quest today.
nrogov is living in the New
York area, writing a book about
his experiences.
Pirogov said Barsov attempted
to persuade him not to write a
book, indicating the Soviet em
bassy was prepared to reimburse
mm for tne advance he got on
the book if he promised not to
write it.
Pirogov made his statements at
a news conference In the offices
of his publishers.
SPOKANE, Sept X.UP) An
80-year-old woman was swindled
out of $2500 in savings by two
women using the "lost purse"
bunco trick, Detective . Robert
Piper said Wednesday. '
Piper aald Mrs. Ethel E. Smith
told him two women she thought
were Negroes got the money. ,
One of them stopped Mrs.
Smith on the street and started
talking to her. Piper said. Then
the other appeared and said she
had found a purse containing
$3100. She said she would ask
her boss what to do about It
The woman returned in a few
momenta and aald her boss had
told her that the three women
should split the money. However,
each should produce an equal
amount to show good faith, the
woman aald..
Mri. Smith went to the post of.
flee and withdrew $2500. She
gave it to one ot the women and
they agreed to meet later to split
the SSIOO. s
Mrs.. Smith was the only one of
the three who showed up tor tht
appointment,
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