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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,
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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"
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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.
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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
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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."