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Newspaper Page Texti 7 MM Us u Tl. JJ.&ilEttLY Br PKANK JKNKIN'H "TODAY'S big news comes from Nrw York, where a federal Jury con vict 11 top-rank American com muntat Icadera of conspiring to teach overthrow of Oie government ol the United Hutri by force. It U only Uit flrat round, of course, lite tut round will be fouiiht In the lupreme court of the U. B. But clean-cut victory In tiie tint round I ImporUnt In any fight. The fight kgalnal comnmnlam I FIUHT. flKHK'B en Inlereallng Utile aide- " inht: Il was hinted during the trial that iHivUllon of theae tup-braae leaders uoirr ijkivic thb communist PARTY UNDEHOHOUND In this country. Pooh I Pooh I The communist party. In this country and every other country. I like n Iceberg. What you tee ABOVE T1IK HUKKACK U only a trifling nd relatively un important part of It. The bulk of H 1 UNDEK In aurfare. Tlt la to ay: ' The communist party la under ground already In the United States. Whi fact that an official part of it haa atuck up where w. could. ae. II hasn't changed the lluatlon In any particular. The part of It that allow above the aurlace la mere booby-trap. It 1 what U below the aurfac that eauae the real trouble. OMMUN1SM loer. round In America. JT WINS A BOUND IN CHINA. The round the coromunUU hve loat in the United Blair, to the firat one. It look like Uie round they have woo In China U the lal one. Anyway, there can be no doubt that China ha gone communut. TOR many year we were told that the Chines communUU were almple. earneat. alruggllng peasant who were asking for themjelvj. end their children a way of III that the corrupt Nationalist govern ment WOULDN'T give) them. ThU tory waa embroidered wlih the assertion that the Chlnea com munui and Uie Moscow com1m"nu" had twlhlng in common but tne name. NoU thU fact: WHEN TIIE CHINESE COMMU NISTS OOT STBONQ NWOH. THY WKDED IN WITH UN8 IN THEIR HANDS AND TOOK WRAU OP CHtNA BY MIU TARY FORCE. That what Uie communal will do in thto country If they ever get 'airong enough. tlEBB la a pregnant quesUon! Will Uie eonqueat of China .irengthen or weaken the caua of Ruaaian communism? T WOULDN'T know. 1 The communUU (whoae hard, lough core to Ruaaia) now have all of China In their phyatcal grip. The new of the paat few day leavea no doubt of that. Their next Job la to make the Chlneae like II Remember thto: THERE ARE A HALP BILLION CHINAMEN. Making a half billion Chinamen like It to a tougher Job than handling the relatively few million In the satellite countrle that communut Ruaaia ha taken over. And among theae aatelllte AL READY lltU Yugoalavla to how Ing eigne of not liking the Moacow brand of communism. - JT la a Um hope probably rlng 1 ed strongly with wtohful thinking. But the fact remain that down through the centuriea China ha wallowed up a lot of conqueror. a the tar pit at La Brra (wallowed " up the huge prehtotorlo animal whnaa bonea w find there now. The conqueror didn't change the Chlneae much. It wa the Chlneae who changed their conqueror. Hlatnrv might repeat Itself In China. I Farm Prices Bill St!" jaalllja) Deadluciced WAHHINOTON. Oct. 14 P-A three-hour conference of senators and repreaentallvea today failed to act lie any part of the cnngreaalonal deadlock over price lupport legls lallon. "We met. we talked but we failed to agree upon anything a yet." Bens tor Klmen Thorn aa (D-Okla), head of the aenate conferee and chairman of the aenate agriculture committee, told reporter. "Well start again at 1 30 o clock thto afternoon." Truman' Wish prraldenl Truman ha aald he es pecl an agreement he can tlgn into law. Chairman Coolry of the houae ag riculture committee and head of the conferee from that branch, con firmed what Thome reported but added there had been much discus lon about cotton lupporu and acreage cutback. At laau to the queatlon of what site prlca support million of farm er may expect from the govern ment fur their crop. The aenate aland to for a long rang flexible yaurm of uppo(l, with the prop for baac crop rang ing from It to 0 per cent of parity. The houae want flat 0 per cent tupporta. Telephone gill K. Z1M II ' 'J ' Lewis Seeks Steel Strike Funds Aid WHITE SULPHUR 8PRINOS. W. Va.. Oct. 14 v-United Mine Work er Prealdenl John L. Lewtt today aaked A PL President William Oreen to throw In I2.600.0o0 a week to aaatot CIO Prealdent Philip Mur ray In hto aleel atrlke and promUed the miner would help. Lewu. In an amaxing bid for la bor union cooperation In the two major atrlke now on. called upon Oreen to create a fund In which 10 AKL unions would put up a quar ter million dollars every week to help the aleel worker "win beyond perad venture." Lewia aald he would match the t2M.ooo.ooo every week from the treaaury of the United Mine Work era. Hi 400.000 miner hare been on strike Unc September 1. Fetters Gets Parole After Short Hitch A parole ha been granted Wayne Adduon Fetter, who waa convicted here of manalaughter and served lra than 20 month In the Oregon tate prlaon. Fetters waa released thto week and reportedly haa been promised a Job In Eugene. Tha atate parole board, accord ing to Information received here, granted the parole "because of the many letters" written In Fetter' behalf and "because of the nature of Uie crime." 1-Year Sentence He waa given a seven-year sen tence and ordinarily would not be automatically eligible for parole un til he had served 28 months. Fetter wa convicted In connec tion with Uie death of Melvln Lar son, 23, after a brawl at the Fetters home on Oregon avenue July 6, 1847. Larson, according to the prosecu tion, was kicked and beaten In Uie flpht and died two days later. Fet ter was charged with second degree murder but Uie charge wa reduced to manslaughter after a Justice court hearing. He wa Indicted for manslaughter and convicted In Jury trial March (, 1948. Fetter' defense was that he fought Larson after Uie latter dis played an unseemly Interest In Mr. Fetter. Klamath vs. Medford Friday Night 8 p. m. Modoc Field '' Pelicans Black Tornado (Probable 8tarUng Lineups) No. Wt. Player Poe. Player Wt No. 80 Kill Tom Schubert LE D. C. Mill. 190 26 116 190 John Wltle ,.. LT Leo Parker 220 36 f)0 146 Dick Pctxoldt LO Ted Btrdaeye 168 t N 176 Keith DnnatloO C Oary Boshears 188 8 7 IBS Roy Lundnren RCI Winston Kurth 168 27 it 180 Tom Abner , RT ..Dlck Oundry 198 32 88 1B Dorln Van Lu ,.RK . Don Vincent 178 S3 91 180 Bob McPherson .. S Vaughn Clark 161 24 84 168 Gene Carlson I.H Bill Buckingham 181 18 68 160 Joe Nichols RH Hal Faulkner 160 11 85 175 Joe Demetrako F Jack Morris 176 21 Klamath Reserves Oaynor Huck (3, Rod Davl 88, Tom Quln- nwskl 70, Al Herrera 71, Dick Allen 72. Ed Znroalnakl 73, Bill Toole 74, Mnynard Smith 76, Ron Dtmmlck 76, Bill Arnold 77, Don Allen 81, Jim DeChalnenu 82, Olenn Oliver 87, Bob Boudnn 92, Dick Dome 93, Charles Bennett 94, John Elliott 96, Dave Todd 98, Dale Carr 99. Medford Reserves Jim Ward 1, Bill Neely 2. Jim Pond 3, Jim Orlmm 4, Ernest Nelson 8, Jack Bailey 7. Mercer King 9. Bill Padghamm 10, Bill Thomson 12, Dick Vinson 13. David Marr 14, Mike Hogan 16, Wayne Chltwood 17, Oerald Oarrla 18, John DeZell 19, Frank Morrla 20, Dick Bottjer 22, Loren Boderland 23, Russell Perg 28, Stan Pureed 26, Norman French 28, Jim Whitby 29, Don Denmnn 30, Ernest Oroth 31, Ted Rubensteln 34, Allan Abbott 38, Oary Schuler, Dick Fanner. Officials Al Llghtner, referee; Parker Hess, umpire; Al Simp son, head linesman; Ted Bchopf, field Judge; Dr. O. I. Wright and Joe LaClalr, timekeepers, PRICK FIVE CENTS KLAMATH FALL), OREGON FRIDAY. OCTOBER 14, 1949 Spud Queen Candidates tit fjc !A rv ( 11 mm-: H i i. I I A I EVA MAE ALEXANDER Henley PAT EAGAR Bonanxa. MARY REED - Talelaae HZ" ST) T--' la . . lBaxaaBaaxiBSBaxKaxKBMal LILA WINEBARGEft Merrill ALLY M ALLEY Malln Bad Grazing Conditions In Oregon PORTLAND, Oct. 14 ijPv The wont grazing condition In Oregon In a decade were reported today by Uie U, 8. department of agriculture. The TJ8DA said that Uie summer and early fall drought had dried range by October 1 to the loweat point since 1939. and the fifth loweat In history. More Hay Since then, rainfall ha Improved Western Oregon range, but Eastern Oregon atlll faces unfavorable win ter grazing conditions. Stockmen are feeding much more hay to their animals than usual at thto time. The USDA called Uie condition of Oregon cattle the poorest since 1939. Many raisers have been marketing their animal early because of Uie decreased food supply. House Agrees To Stop-Gap Service Fund WASHINGTON. Oct. 14 (" The house today agreed to continue stop-gap financing of the armed ser vice until next Tuesday but flatly refused to go along with senate pro posals to run It Into 1960. By a standing vote of 109 to 4. members slapped down the senate'a plan to fix January 16, 1950, as a new deadline for passage of the regular appropriation bill for the army, navy and air force. It countered with a proposal to extend the itop-gap period until Oc tober 18. The senate' Idea already had met an Indignant reception from Rep. Cannon iD-Moi in the house. Fair Yeather For Week-End Fair weather Is forecast for the week-end with low temperatures of 30 degrees expected throughout Uie basin area. The mercury fell to 30 degrees early this morning but clear skies and sunshine waa Uie order for the day. It will be crisp and cold, but clear for tonight's game with Med ford on Modoo field. Spud harvest to going along great guns, with a high percentage of the harvest in. Farmer are getting their sacks out of the field before they cease work for the day, and plckera are meeting with tine wea ther conditions Including dry soil, RENT BARS DOWN SALEM, Oct. 14 (IP) Oovernor Daugla) McKay today approved de aontro! of rent In -Oregon City. . Bulging Ctowd ' Seen for Grid Game Tonight There will prekaMy be apward Ml tee) paean wltaeaalng the traditional Khuseth FaHs-MeeV rerd grid gasa tonight a Medee field. Athletic Director Jee Peak aald that with the addlUea ef aa extra, aiand of Meseher this year, and plenty ef staadlnr room available, the clash will draw a capacity crowd. Medford fan received ap arosimately Its reserved ticket thto year, all ef section A with a few left ever. Medfardlte snapped ae the ticket In a harry. The opening kk-kolf la ached aled for 8 a.ea. ah sr.. Potato Queen Crowning Set For Saturday The queen of the Klamath Basin Potato Festival October 31 and 22 at Merrill, will be selected Saturday night at the annual candidate ball One of five contestant. Sally Smalley of Maun, Llla Winebarger of Merrill, Pat Eager of Bonanza, Eva Mae Alexander of Henley, and Mary Ruth Reed of Tulelake, will be named queen of Uie festival The other four will serve a princesse. Voting will be on the basis of ticket sold. . . Group House OK's Big Arms Fund BULLETIN WASHINGTON, Ort. 14 f With record speed, the houae passed and sent to the aenate today a bill providing 8U1441I,- (e ana non-eommuniit na tion, Passage was by voice vote. In sending it te the hoaae floor, the approprlaUoos committee also sent along a state department aseerUoe that Roeaia ae longer esa be trusted. WASHINGTON. Oct. 14 IIP) Spurred by a state department as sertion th-t Russia no longer can be trusted, Uie house spprop nations committee today voted 11.311.010.000 for foreign arms aid and 8187,000, OOO for new military construction. The bill carries 8814X110,000 In cash ' to help arm friendly nations and 895.000.000 for military project in Alaska and Okinawa. Open Account In addition, there la 8500.000AM of contract authority for foreign arm and (92.000X100 for the military project. TM authority amount. In effect, to telling Uie official admin istering Uie programs that they can run up debt to that amount and that congres will pay them. Actual cash in Uie bill totals 1.038,506.380. Along with the big item for foreign aid and military construction here are smaller amount for shipbuilding, hospital consirucuon, veterans' facilities, un employment compensation, schools, and public works planning. Movie Guilds Fight Crime HOLLYWOOD. Oct. 14 I) The motion picture Industry has de clared war on criminal element In the film capital. And It Is planning to ateer newcomer to the movie on a straight moral course. The recently-formed motion pic ture Industry council, comprising nine major Hollywood guild, labor and management groups represent ing aome 35.000 Individual, an nounced Uie new program today. OuUlned It was outlined at a recent meet ing, held under the chairmanship of Ronald Reagan, president of the Screen Actors guild. Other present Included Producer Cecil B. De Mllle, President George Marshall of the Screen Directors guild and Pro ducer Dore Schary. The council adopted a resolution asserting "Uie Hollywood area long ha been made a special target of extorUonlsta, shakedown artist and ott er criminal elements who seek to entrap, and prey upon, the unwary and Uie unwise." Former City Man Lds6s " Life in Rre A former Klamath Fall business man and six other persons lost their Uvea In a fire which destroyed their home Sunday night near West point. Calif., according to word received here. Dead are Howard Sherlock. 56, who operated a bakery here for a number of years in Uie late 20' and early 30'a; his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ray Sherlock. 37, and her four year -old son, and four small chil dren ranging In age from 19 months tc six years of Mrs. Sherlock sis ter, Mrs. Ralph Shook. Suffocated The victims apparently suffocated In fire which destroyed Howard Sherlock's residence. The fire wa blamed on a wood stove. - Other members of the family had been in Westpolnt and found Uie cottage gutted on their return. Mrs. Ray Sherlock and Mrs. Shook, both of Richmond. Calif., were spending the week-end at Westpolnt with the elder Sherlock. First Report Friend here first learned of the tragedy when meager detail were given on a radio broadcast out of California. They said Sherlock and hto fam ily operated a bake shop on Main street next to the Waldorf poolhall where Uie Carole Lee bakery Is now located. The family lived on N. 8th treet In Klamath Falls. Dworshak, New U. S. Senator BOISE. Idaho. Oct. 14 (V-Former Sen. Henry C. Dworshak. a re publican. Vas appointed senator to day, succeeding tne late sen. Bert H. Miller ID-Idaho). Oov. C. A. Robins, a republican, announced the appointment of Uie 55-year-old former Burley publisher who was defeated for reelection by Miller last November. Miller died in Washington last Sat urday and was burled here yester day. Downtown Streets Due 'Nev Look' iii December Downtown Klamath Fall may have a "new look" by December 3, If the present rate of progress on the new 88-unlt HghUng system continues at its present pace, Copco Manager Sam Rltchey said today. Yule Lights December 2 to the official date set by Uie Klamath Retail Merchant association for its Christmas open ing. About one-third of the under ground work preparatory to Install ing conduit and cable haa been finished and pavement patching will start Monday, Rltchey aald. In tha neighborhood of 10 con crete light bases have been Installed but standard will not be hoisted unUl the shipment of wire about Uie end of Uie month. The standard are now being painted at the Copco warehouse. 810U a Month The HghUng system waa approved by council action several month ago. The city will pay The Cali fornia Oregon. Power company 81011 a month on a 10-year contract. The light. 21,000 lumen units, will be Installed on Main from 2nd to Balsiger's, Esplanade from Main to Alameda, Klamath from 4th to 12th. Pine from 4th to 11th and lntenecUng streets, HELD Toni Hughes, 29- yeor-old model, was arrested in a New York night club at the request of Los Angeles police, who accused her of be ing a member of an extortion ring which preyed on Holly wood playboys. Miss Hughes denied the charge and said she would fight extradition. Red Troops Awaited In Canton CANTON, Oct. )4 (.-Nationalist tr-ese Oanton T today and1 this sleepless South China cit ex pected the conquering communist to march In at any time. Municipal official already were reported to have opened negotiation for surrender of the deposed govern ment capital. Rumors spread that the reds may take over this afternoon. 19 Miles Oat The reds were last spotted only 10 mile from Uie center of Canton. Nauonalists passed quickly through the city, going south and away from the path of Uie oncoming enemy. Police still held good control. (This dispatch was Umed four hours later than one from Chunking. Uie new naUonalist capital, saying there were report of disorder In Canton.) Gunfire Intermittent gunfire echoed through the downtown part of the city during the night. At daylight thto city of more than 1.000,000 population stirred back to life. The streets filled with pedi cabs, bicycles, car, trucks, buses and pedestrian. Public utilities continued to func tion. Food markets, which had been closed with Iron gates during the night, reopened. Some newspaper put out editions. The few Amerl can here are safe. High School Clubs Hit In Portland PORTLAND, Oct. 14 (IP) School officials called today for a crack down on secret high school societies here. Just one day after Salem high school suspended 19 students there John S. Oriffith. assistant school! superintendent, said the secret so ciety ltutlon In Portland wa the worst on the coast. Girl Molested Oriffith reported on a Washing ton high school street brawl, in which a girl, recenUy arrived from Europe, was knocked down, called names, and partly disrobed. He olamed a secret fraternity. I He said the boys were grabbing : girls aa they emerged from school 1 and kissing them. When Uie refugee J girl resisted, someone shouted, i "Knock her down." and the brawl ! was on. Oriffith said. He added he , will ask for expulsion of at least two ox use ooys. Judge Also Jails Reds' Attorneys NEW YORK, Oct. 14 (AP) A federal jury con victed 11 top-ranking- Amer ican communist leaders to day of conspiring to teach, overthrow of the IT. S. gov ernment by force. The 11 defendants, ail members of the communist national board, were re manded to jail to await sentencing next Friday at 10:30 a. m. They face sentence up to 10 years In prison and 110.000 fine each. Eight of uie defendants had been free on 15000 ball. Immediately afterward. Federal Jadg. Harold Medina foand fir UP) GOOD NEWS WASHINGTON, Oct 14 Apolaas. greeted aa I aaent on the boas floor today that the 11 communist leader had been convicted la New York. The announcement wa anode by Rca. Qaina ID-NY), wae saMi -The verdict firmly establishes thofact that the eoatasaiiasf party ha for It s expose the eves-throw ef the sov eminent by fere, sad violence. " Premier Has NarrowSqueak PARIS. Oct. 14 iJP) Socialist Jules Moch got off to a shaky start as Prance's new premier today by narrowly winning a confirmation vote from Uie national assembly. In a tumultuous session the as sembly gave him Its approval by a 311 to 223 vote. Thus he had only one vote to spare since he needed a minimum backing of 310 deputies. Announcement of the final result could not be made for almost three hours after the ballots were cast because of disputes over the votes of several depuUes. Two absentee votes put the new premier across. KFChMdreri" Rescued From Burning Auto Two small Klamath Falls boy owe their well-being today to a Klamath Falls creamery route man who yanked them from Uie family car when he noUced the front seat In flame. Clarence -Shorty" Eastburn. 1S0 Austin, had Just come out -of the post office around noon Thursday. As he climbed into his creamery truck he noticed fire in the front seat of a nearby parked ear. Boy In Car On investigation. Eastburn found two boys about 34 and m years old inside the car, apparently left there while their parents were in Uie post office. He got the youngsters out of the automobile and turned the situaUon over to the Klamath Falls fire de partment, which arrived In time to prevent severe damage to the car. Name of the family Is not known. Matches on Uie seat of the car caused some belief that the young- ftera might have started Uie blase. ef their lawyers guilty ef erianiBal contesapt daring the aUne-awaavU trial and Bens theaa to Jail for terms varying from 3 day te six suenth. Eugene Dermis, a defendant who acted aa his own lawyer, also drew a !x-momh contempt sentence. Tha ended, after aevea Bents ef )ary detiberatlra that bagaai yserday aftuuaao. a strafe rladea trial anareoedeated aa Aaaericaa hiatery. It was hinted during the trial that conviction of the leaders, who are certain to appeal to the U. 8. supreme court, might drive Uie com munist party underground In UUa country... William Z. Foater, national chair man of Uie party, face trial later on the same charge. He wa In dicted with, the 11 others but waa granted a postponement because of a heart condition. A dead, ahoeaed silesM greeted the verdiei. There waa at. aean- The defendant and lawyer leaned forwaral eagerly, then aat back, rmsavsatve, vhaa the war -rilty" waa are-; . Defense Attorney Harry 'Sacher demanded and got a poll of the Jur lor ine verdict against eaei lend ant. - The walnut-paneled federal court room, scene of many a Jangling ouu (Continued on Page 1J . mes Alger Hiss Trial Switch NEW YORK. Oct. 14 UP) Alger His' moUon for transfer of hit second perjury trial to Vermont wa denied today. The former high state depart ment official had asked for the transfer on grounds that he could not get a fair trial in New York, where his first trial ended In a jury disagreement . Federal Judge Alfred C. Coxt re jected the transfer moUon. Hiss' second trial Is scheduled te begin November 1. . He Is accused of lying when he denied passing state department secrets to Whittaker Chamber for transmittal to a prewar Soviet spy ring. - , Meet the People Rita Gets Title Of Princess PARIS, Oct. 14 MV-It's official, movie fans. Rita Hayworth is really and truly a princess, Some in Uie International society set have been scoffing that Rita did not deserve Uie title she's been us ing since she married Aly Kahn. Their argument: Aly title of prince usually has been regarded a a courtesy handle because his fa ther is the Aga Khan, spiritual lead er to a large Moslem sect. But yesterday Iran' ambassador Informed the Aga Khan that Uie Iran government considered him as a prince of the last dynasty of Iran Ian kings. This would make Aly an Iranian prince, too, and his wife gets Uie UUe of princess. POPULATION VP WASHINGTON, Oct, 14 (V-The U 8. population will go above 150, 000.000 "some time this month," the census bureau predicted today. J -I ' ( S ' 1 I -Mi J. I t HOLD .THAT. HAMMER Don Kittermon one of the car penters on the Collier building under way Of 1 1th and Moin, pauses between . hammer., strokes as the Meet the People photographer" walked by garnering informol shots.