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Former Commi Newsman Tells Of Meeting Rctattd Eari Browder ; Glvtn Secret Audit net With Ex-Prtsidtnt WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. (.P) A former communist newt man told senators Tuesday that Earl Browder, one-time head of the communist party in the United States, held secret meet ings in the White House with the late President Roosevelt in 1944. The testimony was given bv Howard Rushmore, a reporter on the New York Journal American, to a Senate Judiciary subcom mittee. . Rushmore is a former member of the staff of the Daily Worker, official communist party organ In this country. He said his information on the White House meetings came from Benjamin Gitlow, whom he iden tified as a communist party offi cial. Holds Hearings The subcommittee Is holding hearings on a bill by Senator Mc Carran (D-Nev) to arm the gov ernment with new powers to block the entry of subversive aliens and to throw out any who a here. Rushmore also told the com mittee that former Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Mrs. Roosevelt, the wife of the late president. Intervened to allow Browder's wife to enter this coun try after she had been ordered deported. Rushmore said that deportation action was started against Mrs. Browder in 1940 but that the case more or less dropped out of sight because of the war. Reenters States - In 1944, he said, she went to Canada and reentered the United States from there. He said she originally had come into this country "illegally" in 1933 by us ing another woman's passport ob tained from "the Moscow pass port mill." Of her reentry from Canada, Rushmore said, "State depart ment and immigration officials told me that though they objected to the Illegal procedure, they were ordered by such people as Cordell Hull and Mrs. Roosevelt to per mit her entry." Rushmore told of a trip he made for the Journal-American to Alaska last fall. He said U. S. planes, radar, housing and anti espionage forces there are piti fully inadequate. "Army intelligence and the FBI are doing a grand job but they don't have enough person nel," he said. Rushmore declared that Lowell Wakefield, who he knows to be a communist, Is now running a fish ing fleet off Alaska. The communist apparatus In '" Alaska Is strictly underground," he said. "Its entire aim is espio nage. They work It particularly through unions under communist control." r PIOZIN POtll SECTION TWO Established 1873 ROSEBURG, OREGON THURSDAY, SEPT. IS, 1949 217-49 Costello Denies He's Interested In City Politics NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 15. (IP) New Yorker Frank Costello says he is not interested in New Orleans politics. He told the New Orleans Times Picayune that by telephone after Mayor Delesseps S. Morrison of New Orleans said Costello was involved in "a vast network of rackets" which was seeking to re gain power in key cities. In New Orleans, said the may or, Costello recently offered to pay half the campaign expenses, under certain circumstances, to defeat the Morrison administra tion. Furthermore, the mayor in a written statement called for an Investigation of Costello's activi ties. Costello, In the telephone In terview, said he was not inter ested in who was mayor of New Orleans or governor of Louisiana. The New Yorker also denied that he had any interest in Los Angeles and Chicago politics. Morrison's statement came shortly after Costello was ac cused by Mayor Fletcher Bow ron of Los Angeles of attempting to regain political control In New Orleans, Los Angeles and Chica go. In Chicago, Virgil W. Peterson, head of the Chicago crime com mission, said he "had rumors to the effect that Costello's . mob is interested in getting rid of May or Morrison." Mayor Morrison is a candidate for re-election. ' J - 0 STILL SPRY AT SEVENTY-SIX Mrs. Eva Moores. 7. ef Gardiner. Me., finishes a dance exhibition at a mettlnt of the Maine Three Quarter Century Club in South Portland. Rttirtd Army Officer, Children Enter School CHARLSTON. W. Va. UP) The entire Childress family is go ing to school these days includ ing the father, a 61-year-old re tired army officer. Maj. T. J. Childress and his 18-year-old son, Joe, enrolled as freshmen yesterday at Morris Harvey college. His other son, Jack, 20, en rolled as a sophomore. The major's wife, who has a BS degree from Morris Harvey, is teaching In an elementary school. Said the major: "I made up my mind not to sit around and grow old while everyone else is In schools." The veteran of 25 years serv ice is taking a major In art under the GI bill of rights. Small Cabin Burntd At Sutherlin Saturday Sutherlln fire department was called out Saturday evening by a fire in a small cabin across Suth erlin creek. The fire burned so rapidly, that the walls were fall ing in by the time the firemen arrived. There seemed to be an explosion and the cabin was afire at once. Firemen were able to save the adjoining cabins, with one getting pretty well charred on one end. , MILLRACE PROGRESSES EUGENE, Sept. 15. UP) The mlllrace, dry since 1945, may resume lis legendary status as a University of Oregon rendezvous this week. If work continues at Its present schedule, water will begin flowing down the race again. A new dam I v . SMI Y VCAi SUSPENSION LIFTED Maj. Gen. Harm an Feldman, 57, quartermaster general ol the Army, shown in his office in Washington, D. C. He returned to work after iifting of sus pension by Army Secretary Gordon Gray. Can. Feldman was involved in Congressional "Five Percenter" probe. He was blamed for "errors of judgment." (AP Wirephoto). has been built to divert Willa mette river water into the race. The old one was destroyed by a 1945 flood. New Size, pkg.. .20c FRESH FRUITS and VEGETABLES Green Onions 2 bu. 15c Radishes 2 bu. 15c Danish Squash 3 for 15c Tokay Grapes 2 lbs. 25c Fresh Prunes 4 lbs. 25c Parsnips 2 lbs. 23c TEA IMS Kellogg's All Bran, pkg 23c Frozen Peas, Flav-r-pac, pkg. 25c Flour, Occident, 50 lbs 3.89 Gum, carton . 69c Oxydol, Iqrge pkg 26c Mazda Lamps, 75-100 watt. 17c Tender Leaf F" Package Borden's Cottage Cheese, 1 lb. pkg 27c Ac'cent, pkg. 49c, large. . .89c Hickory Smoked Potato Chips, 25c pkg 22c Oats, 9 lb. bag 79c Friskies Meal, 2 lb. pkg 31c Shredded Wheat K c 14c Ruskets, pkg 19c Cinch Cake Mix, pkg 39c Red Wine Vinegar, qt 39c Blue Bell Potato Chips, 39c sz 33c Peanut Butter, Lanes, 1 lb.. . .37c Honey, 5 lb. can .83c Jelly, Kerr, 12 oz. Tumber. . .17c Rit Dye, pkg. . . . . . . . .25c BOB FRANKS Grocery Cass 4 Stephens FRII DELIVIRY Phono 111 , kW i HI 4"' ' - ml W ?L Cooper Is Named Dulles Successor To United Nations WASHINGTON, Sept. 15. (JPi President Truman Wednesday nominated John Sherman Cooper, former republican senator from Kentucky, to take over the United Nations post formerly held by John Foster Dulles. Dulles resigned when he was appointed to the senate seat formerly held by Senator Wag ner (D-NY). He is seeking the re publican nomination for a special election this fall to fill out Wag ner's unexpired term, which has another year to run. Wagner re tired because of ill health. . Mr. Truman also renominated these representatives to the fourth session of the U. N. gen eral assembly: warren K. Austin, former sen ator and American representative to U. N.; Philip C. Jessup. and Mrs. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. widow of the late president. Nominated as allernates were: Wilson M. Compton, president of Washington State college; Ben jamin V. Cohen of New York; Charles Fahy of New Mexico: John D. Hickerson of Texas, and Mrs. Ruth Bryan Rohde of New York. Senator Dulles termed the president's selection of Cooper to succeed him on the United Na tions delegation " a fine appointment." , I V- ; i j It " i 1 A , . .4" I i - ' ' PHYSICIAN'S PET S-Brlr. Gen. Wallace H. Graham, physician to President Truman, visits his birds, a maraw lrft and a mynsh, in his tardea at Walter Reed Hospital, Washington. British Treasury Stands Firm Against Devaluing Pound; Story Reported LONDON, Sept. 15 P The British treasury stood firm today on past declarations by its chief, Sir Stafford Cripps, that Britain has no intention of devaluing the pound sterling. A spokesman made this clear in commenting on a report pub lished by the New York Times that the pound might be devalued this week to $3.20 from its pres ent level, $4.03. The spokesman told a report er: "The story is not new. I can only refer you to past pronounce ments on the subject by the Chan cellor of the Exchequer." Cripps has told Parliament the labor government has "not the slightest intention of devaluing the pound." Rumors Revive Rumors of currency devalua tion in Britain and elsewhere in Europe revived after the heads of the International Monetary fund and world bank yesterday urged dollar -short countries to take such a stop. In connection with the treasury spokesman's comment, financial observers noted that no govern ment would announce in advance it had decided to devalue its cur rency. To do this would be to dis locate the country's financial structure and open the way to world-wide speculation. British government officials ap peared not to be surprised by the statements made in Washington by Camille Gutt of Belgium, man aging director of the Internation al Monetary fund, and Eugene R. Black, American president of the world bank. Officials Worried But officials did sem worrigd that the stabilizing effect on ster- I ling as a result of Ihe Washington communique might to some ex tent be offset by future fund and bank debutes, even though these talks are secret. Nor did British officials ap prove of Black's implied criti cism of this country's program of social services. Britain is spending about 846, 000.000 pounds I $3.3X4.000.000) on social services and food subsl- All meat-seasoned just right! Tut how good, plump and juicy Armour Frankfortvr rl They're mad frtih vary day in Portland atoned Juat iha way you like m hr in Oregon. Armour Frankfurters are aAmeaf. loo nothing but fin beef and pork and seasoning! Portland-made to Oregon's tastt 111 m YJf U. S. GOVERNMENT INSPECTED mm!? Frankfurters a leadsr in America's flnast lino f laucag dies this year. It amounts to lit tle more than a quarter of the total national budget. Gutt told newsmen yesterday he saw "no Indication" that any country had changed its mind about devaluation of its currency. NAVAL AIR CREWMAN Carl L. Liljs, aviation mechanic first class, son of Mr. and Mrs, Charles Lllja, Canyonvilla,. is shown after his arrival at the Naval Air station, Glenvisw, III., at member of tha craw to witness th Chicago preview of tho new film "Slattary's Hurricsns." Chicago was ona of nino stops scheduled for tha group in a nationwide tour in connection with the film. Tho picture is bated on tho exploits of navy weather iquadront working as "Hurricane Hunttrs," an im portant phato of tho navy's rasearch in aerology. Lllja it a member of navy Privateer craw attached to tha Miami Naval Air station Hurricane Hunter squadron. (Official U. S. 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