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Newspaper Page Textr3 I U Bv FRANK JENKINS H1B sentence leads ofl a dispatch thin morning from Belgrade, cap ital of Yugoslavia: "Spreading rumora of Soviet army troop concentration near Yugo slavia's frontier accented specula tion today oOrr the Russian de nunciation of Premier Marshal Tito." (Moscow yesterday denounced Tito for the EIGHTH time, send Ing him a note In which it called him an "ally of the Western pow ers" which Is about as nasty an Insult as Moscow can lay Its tongue to). WATCH lU-but don't get too much excited. When one gangster rails another gsngxter a crook EIGHT TIMKS IN A ROW It makes good news paper reading. But when the big gangster really means business, he Is apt to shoot quirk and talk lit tle ' ' ' T O say that the most likely de velopment Is that Tito will meet up with an accident In which the verdict of the coroner Jury will be that he came to his death at the hands of parties unknown. TS St. LouU) the other day an ani mal lover (name of Leonard D. Putney and described as a roofing company executive) died and It develops this morning that In his Will be left (100.000 to PROMOTE THK STERILIZATION OF HOUSEHOLD PETS. r. Forder Buckley, secretary of the Human Society of Missouri, describee the will aa "the silliest thing I ever heard of." WELL I should ay sol " It wouldn't be so silly If It stood alone. Bomewhere In California the other day I forget the place and the exact circumstances) somebody died and left a fair-sized house and some other property to a dog and five cats. What are w coming to? T SUPPOSE that at this point somebody will arise to remark with considerable heat that If the time comes In America when a man (or a WOMAN; let not for get that In this country more than half of all our wealth Is In the hands of women) can't bequeath his property for ANY purpose he chooses to bequeath It to It won't be America any more. I reckon that' right. Still, when people can think of no better use for their money after they die than promoting the steril ization of household pels and set ling up dogs and cats a the own era and occupants of houses that I'm sure would be better used to raise human families In. It Indl eatea that a lot of people are tak ing a narrow and blssed view of our civilization and the purpose for which It ha been developed. As I recall my history, things like that are signs of a DECAYINO civilisation. STRIKE FOUGHT DETROIT, Mich, Aug . SI 0PI The Detroit Board of Commerce sought today to head off a strike of Ford workers throughout the na tion. It published full-page ads In Detroit newspapers declaring "Another Ford strike, at this time, would threaten the economic atabll Ity of the nation." Red Officer Voluntarily Goes Home; Fled To U. S. Last Fall; Fate Weighed VIENNA, Austria, Aug 31. (IP) . Soviet Pilot Anatole Barsov volun , tarlly returned today to the Red V. army from which he fled as a po litical refugee last October. In a brief ceremony at the zonal demarcation line, American auth orities handed him over to a group of Russian officer. The transfer was made on the bridge linking Linz In the U.S. zone with Urfahr In the Russian zone. The transfer took place only a few miles from the American alrbase where Barsov and two other Rus alan airmen crash-landed In a twin engined bomber last October t. Before formally turning Barsov over to the Russians, the American gave him a final chance to change hi mind. The Russian filer atuck to the decision he had made July 28 when he told the Soviet embassy In Washington he "repented" his desertion and wanted to go back to Russia. Barsov was flown here from the U.S. on August 24. This morning American army authorities reeclved Instructions from the state depart ment to return Barsov to the pro per Russian authorities. Barsov and his navigator Plotr Plrogov flew their bomber from an alrbase In the western Ukraine af ter what they said was more than a year of planning. They were ac companied by a Russian sergeant - who was handed back to Soviet authorities at his own request. The two officers were taken to the United State last February. In a new conference at Llm af ter the plane crashed here Barsov aid he waa opposed to the com munist Ideology although he had been candidate for party mem bership. He said all Russian offi cer must apply for membership or fare serious Investigation, 17? fO ""r !i ' PRICK riVK CENT 1S9 ri0.! H FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1949 Telephone Sill Xo. S3.25 Barley Price, Year's Top, Quoted A price of $3 25 a hundred on No. 1 barley was quoted here today, the highest quotation of the havent sea son so far. The (3.25 Is en grain delivered and loaded on the ear far shipment. Price delivered to the mill and not loaded would be about 13.20 a hun dred pounds. Prices on the malting grain have advanced from about (2.80 In two weeks but one buyer said it was probable that the peak had been reached. Some big growers able to store grain until next summer may receive up to (3.60 but the price will include what the buyer consid ers the value of storage. There are approximately 80.000 acres planted to barley in the Klam ath stasln this year, a decline of some 20 per cent from last season when the top price wss around (2.80. Quality of the (rain overall Is good. Oats this morning were quoted at from 12.40 to tt.it a hundredweight bulk for 38-pound teat grain, a fig ure well above the government sup port price of (2.(9. Oat acreage Is figured at about 14.000. The price on wheat Is from (.1 to (3.15 per hundred pounds, net to the farmer In bulk. Acreage on both wheat and oat came up this year corresponding with the drop In barley planting and the county ag ent's office figures that about 17.000 acres were planted to wheat In this area. Hpud-dlgging probably will not start until around September 25 and the crop Is coming along well des pite the summer frost that black ened many fields. One buyer here estimated that the starting price on this year'a apud crop, some 17.000 acres, will be from (2 to (2.25. Pres ent Los Angelra market la (2.90 a hundred pounds but that Include commission and shipping expenses. The freight car situation for grain shipment was reported not good this morning but Is expected to loosen up by the end of the week. Storage space Is filling rapidly and ship ment are not keeping pace with the harvest. Yeek's Food Prices Down NEW YORK. Aug. 31 (.TV-The Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price Index this week declined to (5.78 from (5.86 the previous week, and was 16.2 per cent below the year-old level of (6.90. The Index represents the total cost at wholesale of a pound each of 31 foods In general use. Higher in wholesale cost this week were wheat, corn. oats, beef, butter, coffee, beans, eggs, potatoes and steers. Lower were flour, rye. barley, hams, bellies, lard, cottonseed oil, cocoa, peas and lambs. Lt. Oen. Geoffrey Keyes, Ameri can high commissioner to Austria declined to make any statement on the Incident. i One army spokesman said today the state department acted with more haste than Judgement" In authorizing Barsov' release. "There are at least three Ameri cans missing In the Russian zone of Austria and at least two Ameri cans missing In the Russian zone of Germany," he aaid. "We did not even try to bargain Barsov' return for the return of our own people," he said. American circles In Vienna specu lated on Barsov' probable fate. It was noted that Russia's latest note to Yugoslavia contained a bit ter denunciation ot deserters. American sources said they ex pected Barsov to be used for propa ganda attacks against the United States for a few weeks and then to drop from sight. 'Eye Open NEW YORK, Aug. 31 lPt When Soviet Pilot Anatole Barsov gave himself up to the Russians today, at least he did lt with his eyes open. He and his fellow Red air force deserter, Lt. Plotr Plrogov, were In New York last February after their em-ape from the Soviets. Someone asked Plrogov what would happen if they returned to Russia. Plrogov replied: "First, we would be user? aa wea pons of propaganda to write reports of the United Stats, showing all the bad things. After a few month of freedom, we would be transported to Siberia." He paused, then added: "Maybe they would skip the first part" 'k'' j;lr "'' ..... . j J & ; ' . -.- CHANGING OWNERS Thinking it over is Yomsey, grand champion Hereford of the junior livestock show who become) the property ot lost night' sale of Williom Serruys, Klamoth Frl't. Smiling ot halter ii pretty Marianne. Hellekson, eononia, who put pounds per day 'on the steer preparing for the honor he received. ii"m''i-'Ww i i in ' mi n urn we awaw i m wvafi &T&g&m h ' - If " ,ir' i f S.'. ' ' " " . . Jt - ' - VVi-'.'."' v) NDIFFERENT TO IT ALL Snubby, grand champion of the young i-erreii Wilson, is snown wim nis new owner, dim eratton ot eratron racKing com pany. Nice eating goes with this boy. City To Test After wintry blasts had proved the city's parking meters to be en tirely too anemic to stand the gaff, the city dads decided to do some thing about It, and preparations now underway for the installation ot 50 additional dockers ot a new type winds up almost a year of solving meter problems. The new meters, due for ship ment next week, will up the trial meters In the city to 102. The bulk of the revenue from the trial meters New Type Parking Meiers goes into city coffers. The council also outlined a big Job for the meters when It stipu lated that meter money would pay for Klamath Falls' new business district lighting system which the California-Oregon Power company hopes to have In by late November. The 50 new meters, for which posts are already set, will be in stalled on Esplanade from Main to Wall and on Main from Esplanade to Broad. show Berkshire hog raised by Of the 102 trial meters, 40 of them are hand-operated, the rest auto matic. The 50 new meters will bring the clockrrs In the city to a total of approximately 760. The long-range program of the council Is to settlo on a new meter four companies now have them In on a trial basis and replace some ot the old meters each year until the complete change-over 1 complete. . Junior Show Sale Brings In $28,668 Klamath's 14th Junior livestock show auction sale put (28,688.40 In the hands of boy and girl exhibitors last night While the total was under last year's all-time high, the actual margin over current market prices was higher than the 1048 figures. Fat beef animals sold for (36 20 per cwt. last night .which was 45 per cent over the current Portland market price for fed steers. Last year, the average price was (4530, bi:t that was only 31 per cent over the Portland fed steer quotations. The sale drew a capacity crowd to the sales ring at the county fairgrounds, which followed the giant barbecue staged by the spon soring Rotary club In the grand stand. More than 1500 exhibitors, parents, buyers, Rotarians and their wives ate barbecued beef, beans, spuds and an assortment of trimmings at the annual feed. Sixty-five head of beef brought (22.080.05. and Marianna Hellek son's grand champion steer, Yam sey, sold for (1 a pound, or a total of (1040. Bill Serruys was the buy er and the entire beef will be do nated to the Shrine hospital for Crtpp' d Children at Portland. ThL iy - nine sheep sold for (2687.65. or an average of (68.91 per cwt. The 100-pound Sooth down fat lamb, entered by Jose phine Colwell of Keno road, waai bought by Sears, Roebuck and company for (3.25 per pound. The grand champion hog. en tered by Farrell Wilson, Malin, weighed 180 pounds and brought (2.71 per pound. Bill Brat ton of Brattons Packing company was the buyer. Satisfactory Prices Prices bid In the spirited auction last night were regarded by sale officials as highly . satisfactory. They reflected the lower market values prevailing this year, but the margin over commercial levels was evidence of continued support by (he business community for the youngsters exhibiting at the an nual FFA and Four-H show. Last year' total sales ran to approxi mately (42.000. Support here wa favorable In comparison with other Junior sales. It wa reported that the champion steer at the Marlon county ihow last week sold for 38 cents a pound, compared with the (1 paid by Serruys for the Hellekson steer. Charles K. Welse of Tulelake again cried the Junior livestock sale here. The Henley Sheep club, led by I. W. White, won the Rotary sweepstakes trophy for the best all around livestock club In the coun ty. Malin beef dub, led by Earl Wilson, came through for the sec ond year in a row to win the Bert ram cup for the beat herd of five teer. The Henry Semon award or a (100 savings bond went to Marianna Hellekson as the best Individual Four-H livestock breed er, and Catherine Dearborn of Bo nanza won the Marshall Cornell award. The winning livestock Judging ( Continued on Page 2 ) SP To Take West Coast Off Oct. 2 SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 31 (PI The Southern Pacific today an nounced temporary discontinuance of the West Coast, passenger train operating between Sacramento and Portland, effective October 2. It was explained that the new Shasta Daylight, recently Inaug urated, and the Cascade would prove adequate for the winter pas senger load. West Coast discontinuance will leave Klamath and other main line points with three trains each way a day. Only one wiU provide full mail service and Klamath cham ber of commerce Indicated an at tempt will be made to prevent mail service curtailment. A detaUed story on schedules will appear to morrow. Sports Bulletins RIEGF.L BEATS STRANAHAN ROCHESTER. N. Y., Aug. 31 OP) Skee Rlegel of Tulsa defeated Frank 8tranahan of Toledo, 3 and t to day In the match that highlight ed the third round of the 48th annual national amateur g e I f championship tourney. MacDONALD SMITH DIES' GLENDALE, Calif., Aug. 31 (IP) MacDonald Smith, for 40 years one of the world' greatest golf ers, but never a big-time winner, died toda yof a heart attack. President's Aide Says FBI Probed Him On 'Tax Fix' WASHINOTON, Aug. 11 (-MaJ. Oen. Harry H. Vaughan told the senate five percenter inquiry today he had been Investigated by the FBI and had received a campaign contribution from a lawyer who talked to him about a pardon for a convicted liquor black marketer. , This testimony from President Truman's military aide High spotted a sometime hectic session. Another dramatie development came when Senator McCarthy (R-Wis.) withdrew an earlier sia la ment expressing belief that Vaaghan had not profited fwrseaany from any of his "deal. Vaughan made clear he cooperated with the FBI In it lnveatigatioa of a charge that he had accepted a bribe In an Income tax filing case. a And Vaughan' assistant at the White House, Col. C. J. Mara, said flatly the FBI had exonerated his boss. Both Vaughan and Mara also de nied under sharp questioning that the FBI scrutiny concerned a charge that Vaughan had taken money from liquor interests in re turn for efforts to get them more rationed grain. As for the campaign contribution. Vaughan said he didn't think it "could have been over a couple of hundred dollars." And he denied lt had any connection with the parole matter. McCarthy said yesterday he had had the feeling all along and stiU felt that Vaughan did not get anything out of his efforts for himself. Today he asked that the part of hia statement about hew he feel now be stricken from ' the record. It was McCarthy who led Vaughan through testimony about the tax fixing, grain allotments and clem ency affairs. Vaughan testified that J. Edgar Hoover, FBI director, had tele phoned him that he had been "accused of accepting a bribe for a promise to fix aa income tax ease." He said he opened his financial records to the FBI' and added that agents went to Kansas City and New Orleans In connection with the case. Vaughan aaid the Inquiry start ed with a request from a "member of the press." He did not name him. But Mara, called to the stand to expand on the report, aaid it was Columnist Drew Pearson. Mara added that Peyton Ford, top ranking assistant attorney general, told him Vaughan had been "completely exonerated." McCarthy named the liquor In terests Involved in the alleged re ports aa "Schenley" and "CosteUo." He said Frankie CosteUo, reputed New York gambling kingpin; Wil li am Hells, horse owner and race track figure, and Phil Kastei are partners in a liquor concern. Yesterday Vaughan had denied any of the democratic campaign contributions he received came from CosteUo. He said he did get a con tribution be thought lt was around (2000 through Heiis. Reds Rumored Massing Near Yugoslavia BELGRADE, Yugoslavia. Aug. 31 (JP Spreading rumors of Soviet army troop concentrations near Yugoslavia's frontier attended speculation today over the new Rus sian denunciation ot Premier Mar shal Tito. (Diplomatic officials In London said British and V. S. restrictions on the aales of military equipment to Yugoslavia may be eased to bol ster Tito's regime.) Officially there was no confirma tion of troop movement nor of talk that Yugoslavia may seek United Nations intervention In her blos soming dispute with Russia. The United States embassy wa taking things calmly and showing scant signs of anticipating a show down now In the Yugoslav-Russian dispute. Aid For China Asked By Legion; Brown Hits Economic 'Squeeze Play' PHILADELPHIA, Aug. SI (IP) The American Legion called on the United States today to support "any patriotic groups or organiza tions of Chinese" who would fight communists. The resolution, drafted by the Legion's foreign relations commit tee, was adopted unanimously. A contrary proposal, reported under discussion early this week, to "write off" China as lost was not offered. The Legion' national com mander declared the organiza tion' major 1950 fight will be againit government economy which "threaten to strangle" veterans benefits. Commander Perry Brown of Beaumont, Texas, In his report to the 31st national convention called for strong opposition to "economy at the expense of the veterans." He said "the disabled veter ans ... are being caught silently In a squeeze play which threaten to strangle their right ander the law." The commander said these "Jolt ing developments" must be correct ed: "Slashes In veteran administra tion appropriations." Korea Seeks U.S. Military Defense Aid WASHINGTON. Aug. 31 (n The ambassador of Korea appealed to President Truman today for mili tary aid to help meet any possible attack by the Soviets. Declaring "we are right an the spot," the ambassador. Dr. Joha Myun Chang, told newsmen that aa attack en the new republic. "ap pears most likely." "We need very quick action by the United States," he aaid after a 15-mlnute conference with Trumasu He told reporters that he had con veyed a message from hia presi dent asking arms and ammunition as quickly as possible. "We feel that there might be some imminent danger of attack from the lorth and we should bo weJi prepared for It," the ambassa dor went on. (The communist oc cupy northern Korea). Typhoon Hits Jap Cities; Damage High BULLETIN TOKYO. Aug. 11 (py The seeeaa half of Tokye'a worst typhoon la It yevs reared aereaa thia teemhvr area tonight killing at least H persona. Injuring IS and loosing 14 ship la Yokosuka harbor. TOKYO, Aug. JI MV-The worst typhoon in 11 years whipped across crowded Yokohama and Tokyo to night Giant seas lashed the coast High wave accompanied aa M mil aa hour wind. Widespread damage wa feared in coastal areas. First Japanese reports said a steamer 'with 50 passengers aboard was lost off the China coast across Tokyo bay. More than 200 fishing boats were swept away from the western shore of Sagaml Bay. Japanese police reported one deal and four Injured at Odawara. Forty homes In Odawara were destroyed and 600 flooded. The town la aa a river in the flat near the bay. The barracks of the US. Fifth Cavalry regiment on a peninsula between Sagaml and Tokyo bayi were damaged. No troops were re ported hurt. But soldiers were alert ed to move to safer ground If the typhoon got worse-. The center of the storm waa pass ing Inland. That means the second portion of the blow will begin when the dead calm of the center passes. Both Tokyo and Yokohama were In the path of the center. The main railroad line south of Yokohama was washed out. Famed Shonan beach drive, on sand dunes 15 feet high, was washed out la many places by tides which moved 500 feet inland. No serious damage waa reported Immediately In Tokyo, where Gen, MacArthur and his occupation staff make their headquarters. Reductions In VA personnel." "Proposals to merge all federally operated hospitals which would mean the destructions ot the VA as an exclusive veterans' agency." "Move to dilute veteran' prefer ence in government employment." Elsewhere In his report. Brown called attention to the fact that "veterans ot World War II shot ahead" in Legion affairs last year. "A majority ot the 1949 depart ment conventions," Brown aaid. "elected younger men as state com manders for I960 and World War II post commanders became almoat the rule on the community level." The convention Is expected to pick a World War II veteran to succeed Brown aa commander. Brown called en the Legion to stand rigidly for a policy of re tention of eur atomic bomb -. crets until such time ThcA these can be turned over with full con fidence to the United Nation." And, he said, the Legion must continue lt fight "to eliminate the (UN) veto In all matter Involving aggression, In the limitation of world arm production and In the establishment of an adequaio and effective world peace force."