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Workers Wanted Clear Week End Clear today and tomorrow but local morning fog on coast. Little change in temperature. Moderate northwest wind off coast. Temperature, past 24 hours (up to 5 p.m. yesterday): high, 93; low, 49.

Rainfall: past 24 hours, none; seasonal total, .06 inches; normal, .09 inches. With the Sonoma county prune harvest due to start the first part of next week, a call has gone out for 4,500 more pickers. will start in Santa Rosa and Ilcaldsburg orchards Monday. Pickers should apply for work either at the Farm Labor Office, 345 A street, Santa Rosa, or the Farm Labor Office, 105 Powell street, Healdsburg. TSEREPWOODEMPIKES LEADING KEWSPAPER 7 firmly helieve from ell I have seen that this is the chosen spot of all the earth as far as nature Is concerned" Luther Burbank 92ND YEAR, NO.

213 12 PAGES SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA The City Designed for Living SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1948 10c PER COPY SUNDAY $1.25 PER MONTH 5c PER COPY, tpTrv 1 1 1 1 ni IL ilU 29 Crash Sh -bin kers, ippevs mo (HI 17TTT A H1 aire Sweeps 4dDQD A ST TF i 'J mil angiougi ints, Mr OY SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. was in the grip of a longshore 3 the Canadian border to Mexico. The only -vessels operating were oil tankers and bulk careo carriers, both of which come under, labor contracts Rangers Lick Raging Blaze After 9 Hours 1 VTT: -A "4 4 IK i ty? iS1 it FIGHTS FIRE George Corbin, retired Navy officer, fights- fire near Mark West Springs with portable fire-fighting apparatus strapped to his back. if' 1 1 1 MATTER OF RECORD Lila Leeds, 20-year-old actress arrested with Robert Mitchnm, screen star, and two others in a marijuana raid, relaxes with records at her hillside home in Hollywood (AP Wirephoto) Mrs. Mitchum To Stand by Actor Spouse HOLLYWOOD, Sept.

3 (AP) Actor Robert Mitchum's wife, who joined him after driving in from the East, announced today at their home that she will stand by "her husband who faces narcotics charges. Through a representative of Mitchum's studio, Mrs. Mitchum stated: "Our differences were the same kind that all married couples get into. We've made them up. I love my husband and am back home to stay with him.

"I am indignant that not only Bob but our whole family, should have to suffer, simply because he is a motion picture star, because otherwise I don't think that all this fuss would be made just because a man may have gotten mixed up with bad company," Mrs. Dorothy Mitchum and their sons, Jimmie, seven, and Chris, five, arrived by automobile frem the East. At the Mitchum residence the youngsters greeted their father enthusiastically. Mrs. Mitchum said "I'm dead tired; leave me alone," as she went in the house to join her family.

Mitchum, 31, wasn't talking either, presumably on the advice of his attorney, Jerry Geisler. Mitchum and starlet Lila Leeds, 20; dancer Vickie Evans, 25, and real estate agent Robin Ford, 31, were arrested early Wednesday at Miss Leeds' hillside home where narcotics detectives said a marijuana smoking party was in prog ress. enes Di Off Holland Crew Bails Out After Plane Fire During Mock War LONDON, Sept. 3 (UP) An abandoned U. S.

Superfortress crashed off the Netherlands coast today in a mock air war. The crew bailed out after an engine caught fire and 10 of the 11 of the men aboard reportedly were safe. A dispatch from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, said Sgt. Walter Doyle Roque died after failing to respond to oxygen apparatus. Nine crewmen earlier had been reported rescued and latest re ports from Flushing, The Nether lands, said another had been saved.

There were no! details on the rescue. All but two of the men reportedly landed in the wa ter. It also was reported that the plane crashed near the Frisian Islands, along the northern coast of the Netherlands, instead of off the southern coast, as had been announced earlier. Reports of a pilotless B-29 zooming: across the Soviet zone of Germany towards Russia meanwhile were almost as numerous as the fly in? saucer rumors of last summer. British and American air force officials at three places in Germany announced a Superfort was heading east across the Soviet zone of Germany.

But a few' hours later American European air force headquarters at Wiesbaden, Germany, said it knew nothing about any abandoned U. S. plane fly ing in any direction. The British news agency ex change telegraph reported still later that a plane believed to be a Superfortress had been siehted between Munster and Bremen Germany, flying northeastward It said the crew of a Danish plane flying from Zurich to Copenhagen sighted the abandoned craft and sent a warning message to the Copenhagen airport. British sources Irf Berlin" had said the plane was reported over Lubeck, headed east across the Soviet zone.

Officials said the crew bailed out in the British zone and for a time the plane flew along the British air corridor in Germany. Five Escape Serious Hurt HEALDSBURG, Sept 3 Five persons escaped serious injury tonight in a two-car collision one- half mile south of the Italian Swiss Colony on Redwood highway north. Treated for minor injuries and released from the Healdsburg General Hospital were Primo No-velli, 48, Lytton; his son Robert, his wife Emma, and his father Primo. John Nelson 31, Route 2, Box 402-A, Healdsburg, a serviceman for the Pacific Telephone Tele graph was treated for facial cuts by Dr. Frank E.

Sohler Jr. According to California High way Patrolman Larry Walker, the accident occurred when the service truck Mr. Nelson was driving south went out of control as he tried to overtake a car going in the same direction. The truck skidded into a north-bound lane and side- swiped the Novelli car. Both cars were almost a total loss, Patrolman Walker said.

first advised the Associated Press of his death were weeping. Mourning compositors in Prague newspapers hurriedly slapped the news into prepared black bordered forms for extras. A bulletin signed by three doctors at his bedside said the end came in a deep sleep without "an apparent struggle with death." Communist Clement Gottwald, wrho succeeded Benes as president, was at Kolodeje Castle, his summer home outside Prague. He immediately ordered presidential flags at half staff and dispatched a telegram of condolence to Mrs. Benes.

In it, Gottwald said: "A man honored and loved by all is leaving us. We bow before you who were with him in both good and bad times and were always a strength to him and stayed beside him in his last hours. Tour pain should be lessened by the knowledge that we and all the nation share it with you." Sick and disheartened, Benes re signed as president last June 7 rather than sign the new constitution the Communists drafted. He was succeeded by Gottwald, the man he had appointed premier. Benes had isigned once before as president when Adolf Hitler, greedy for the Czehcoslovak Su-detenland, forced the Munich crisis between the two wars.

ECills One o4 IT9 9 (AP) West coast shipping strike paralysis today from separate irom mat aiiecung uu longshoremen and allied unions Picketing all major coast ports were 12,000 striking members of Harry Bridges CIO International Longshoremen's and Warehouse men's union. Another 16,000 sea farers; were idled. Caught in port were approximately 120 ships. Bridges and the shipping industry where "hanging tough" and promising a "finish fight" on the long dispute, which the govern ment unsuccessfully sought to stem by a Taft-Hartley law in junction. The belligerent longshore leader predicted the strike would last four to six months.

"When this strike is finished," Bridges said, "we will be out of business or they (the shipowners) will be out of business. The shipowners retorted with a statement that the waterfront Employers association was meet ing "head-on the issue of com munism the leadership' of maritime unions. more negotiations will be held and no -contracts will be signed with any such union? they said, "until their officers have disavowed communism." Few of the west coast maritime unions have filled anti-commun ist affidavits under the Taft- Hartley law. The strike developed mainly from a dispute over provisions governing hiring hall operations and wages. Shipowners contend the present practice of having a union man act as dispatcher of crews from hiring halls violates the Taft- Hartley act under the act's closed shop injunction.

But they agreed to accept the present practice pending a ruling by the U.S. Su preme Court. Then the CIO-ILWU rejected the whole pattern. Bridges said the union wouldn't accept "a hiring hall with strings on it." In Washington, meanwhile, the National Labor Relations board today asked the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals New York City to enforce its order against operation of the hiring hall by the CIO National Maritime union.

The NMU hiring hall setup irs New York is the same as that of the ILWU in west coast ports. It was the first time under the Taft-Hartley law the NLRB has asked the courts to back one of its orders. Today's petition, how ever, would have no immediate effect on the west coast strike No action on the NLRB request was possible until Tuesday, be cause of the Labor day holiday, and possibly not until Oct. 4 be cause all circuit judges are on vacation until that time. A court attache said if the NLRB's request was for immediate action, it could be forwarded to one of the judges who could arrange to take action.

The Waterfront Employers association here declared that "fourteen years of strikes, disruption and chaos in the maritime industry on this coast, caused directly by union leadership following the Communist party line, has culminated in this strike. we cannot con tinue to operate with union leadership Intent on the industry's destruction. P. D. Classified Ads 2-5 P.

M. Monday The Press Democrat's Classified Advertising Department will be open (Phone 54) from 2 to 5 p. m. only on Monday, Labor Day, for ads for Tuesday's Press Democrat. There will be no Evening Press Monday in order to grive as many employees as possible a Labor Day holiday.

Santa Rosa Evening Press home delivery subscribers will receive the Tuesday Press Democrat instead. Donkey Baseball Sponsored by 20-30 Club September 6 and 7 8:00 P. M. DOYLE PARK Monday and Tuesday Empire Drug Cq. 623 FOURTH ST.

Will Be Closed SUNDAY, Sept. 5th FOR INVENTORY HOLDOVER BY POPULAR DEMAND TED HATFIELD Fri. Sat. Sun, Don't Fail to Hear Him Mark West Springs 4 Miles North Then 5 Miles East of Santa Rosa .1,211 Register For Draft in First 3 Days Mrs. Leila Kroyer, head clerk cf the Sonoma County Selective Service Board office, 533 Fifth street, reported yesterday that in the first three days of the peace time draft, 1,211 had registered in the county.

An additional 322 signed up in Santa Rosa during the two-day registration of 23-year-olds, which ended yesterday. One hundred seventy-eight of these registered as Mrs. Kroyer's office and 144 at the registration point at banta Rosa High School. The 23-year-olds were the third age group to register, the 25-year-olds signing ud on Monday and the 24-year-olds on Tuesday and Wednesday. The latter group had the' largest registration, with 7b signing up in the two-day period.

Of these, Santa Rosa signed up 384, Petaluma 182, Sebastopol 82, Healdsburg 46, Sonoma 42, Cloverdale 18, and Geyserville 7. Registration of 22-year-olds will -begin today. Registrants snouid oe prepared to answer the following questions: What was the name or number or the local ooara wnn which you registered during World War II? Were you ever rejected for service In the armed forces? Are you married or single? Are you a veteran? If so, what branch of service were you with, what is your aerial number, the date you en tered the service, your separation date and the grade and the organization to which you were assigned? Are yon a member of reserve component of the armed services? If so, with what branch? What is your service or serial number, your date of entry, your grade and the organization to which you are assigned? The 22-year-olds will register today and Tuesday; 21-year-olds, Wednesday and Thursday; 20-year-olds, Friday and Saturday, and 19-year-olds, Sept. 15 and 16. Bruce Wells Stricken With Heart Attack By Staff Correspondent HEALDSBURG, Sept.

3 Bruce Wells, Cloverdale, former publisher of the Cloverdale Reveille and Geyserville Press, was described as in "critical" condition this afternoon after suffering a heart attack. Mr. Wells was stricken first Wednesday and had been reported as improving until he suffered the second attack today at Healdsburg hospital. Boy Swimmer Saved An unidentified boy who sot beyond his depth in the Russian river Thursday at Guerneville Park was rescued by Sidney Glas-son. 43, 4446 Harbor drive, Oakland, a physical education teacher.

Mr. Glasson dived from the Guerneville Park pier and saved the youngster when he fell from a paddleboard and sank in deep water. OPEN HOUSE 2 to 4 P. M. Saturday, Sept.

4 3 NEW HOMES Middle Rincon Road 86800 $7700 The Following Lumber Yards Will Be CLOSED SEPT. 4, 5, 6 Don's Lumber Yard Indian Creek Lmbr. Co. Laws Yaeger Mead Clark Sterling Lumber Co. HELP WANTED Truck Drivers Steady Year-Around Employment Apply in Person at the Windsor Fuel Co.

Windsor 10 -Miles North of Svanta Rosa Strike condition existing Clerks struck another Santa Rosa store time a picket line was put on Fourth street. Sonoma county food storp to hp Local 1532 (AFL) in two days. Lentz Summoned In Mendocino Jury Slot Probe LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3 (AP) Sheriff Beverly G. Broaddus of Mendocino county, here to serve three subpoenas, said today that new and highly important evi dence" has been uncovered regarding alleged slot-machine pro tection payoffs.

The subpoenas were for witness es at his county's grand jury hearing Sept. 14. He served one on Wiley (Buck) Caddell, who re signed as undercover agent for Attorney General Fred Howser last June 28. Broaddus left subpoenas with Los Angeles sheriff's officers for Walter Lentz, Howser's chief special agent, and James M. Mulli gan, former Los Angeles vice squad member.

New evidence gathered him self and District Attorney James E. Busch of Mendocino county will not be disclosed until after the grand jury meeting at Ukiah, Broaddus said. Lake Conn 0 d'-rStore A wind-driven brush fire that burned across some 400 acres of ranchland south of Mark West Springs was brought under control last night after nine hours of fire-fighting. About 30 men from state forest service stations at Santa Rosa, Healdsburg and Glen Ellen and an equal number of volunteers were required to fight the blaze. No injuries were reported, and the damage was confined to grazing land and watershed.

While no buildings burned, a brand new dwelling, not quite completed, was seriously threatened by the fire, which broke out beside the Mark West road at 12:30 p.m. yesterday. The blaze, first brought under temporary control at 3 p.m., jumped a bulldozer trail, crossed a canyon and leaped away along a ridgeline to the northeast when a brisk wind made a sudden shift in direction. It was finally pronounced under control by State Forest Ranger James A. Glenn, Sonoma county fire warden, shortly after 9 p.m.

The ranger, who directed the fire fight, threw five pumper trucks and two bulldozers against the flames. Patrol cars and-pitfk-up trucks transported men to danger spots. Forest service employees started an all-night patrol of, the fire's boundaries' after it was beaten down last night, and a patrol will keep a lookout for fresh flareupg today, Ranger Glenn reported to his headquarters. The fire started at the eastern edge of the Mark West road, at a corner of the Lee Scbeidenberg-er ranch, about three miles north east of Highway Mr. Scheidenberger discovered the blaze at 12:30 p.m., called the forest service and started battling the flames with a back-pack fire- fighting pump.

At the start the fire threatened, the new home of Mr. and Mrs. John Reibli. whose ranch adjoins the Scheidenbergers'. Mr.

Scheidenberger and other neighbors managed to keep the flames away from the dwelling until forest service aid arrived. "From then on, pumper trucks controlled the blii'te wherever It threatened buildings. The fire first was stopped near its starting place when its fighters, working in above 90-degree heat, succeeded in surrounding it with an axe-cleared, bulldozed path. However, the wind, originally from the south, shifted at about 3 p.m. and fanned the flames toward the north-east.

The flames jumped the fire trail and raged ridge-top level across tne-Keiou property and into the Heinz Schlicting ranch beyond. It was another six hours be- fore it was again brought under control. While the wind velocity at" the scene was not known, it was reported at 20 miles an hour at both the Mt. (Continued on Page 2, Col. 4) pen Today; Feature moving north over the Labor Day holidays.

The fair program: TODAY Gates open at 9 a. with judging starting immediately. II a. Grange Day parade; p. pet competition (Grange Day fea ture): 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., sneep dog trials; 4:30 to 5:30 p.

concert by Upper Lake High School Band: 6 to 7 T.m.. fly casting demonstration (Joe Gomes, world champion); 830 p.m., Horseca-pades; 10 p. carnival. SAXUKUAX Gates open at 3 a. rn.

10 a. m. to 12 noon, fly casting demonstration and competition; 1 p.m., archery; 2:15, baseball, Marysville uiants vs. Lakeport All-Stars; 5 p.m., fun competition for children base running, ball throwing, shoe kicking for distance, three legged race, 8:30 p.m., Horsecapades; 10 p.m., carnival. SUNDAY Gates open at 9 a.m.

10 a.m., trap shooting; 1 p.m., baseball. Lions vs. Rotary and Fathers vs. Sons; 4 p.m., horse pulling contest; 5 p.m., parade of champions and showmen; 5:30 p.m., fun for kids, sponsored by Boy Scouts; 7 p.m., amateur hour; 8:30 p.m., carnival. Grocery fri Sonoma county grocery clerks yesterday.

Shortly after opening Espindola's Nu-Way Market, 1702 Espindolas was the third struck by Retail Clerks Union, ihursday picket lines were placed at two food stores in Healdsburg Magill's Market, 332 Center street, and the West Street Market, 338 West street. The clerks now are maintaining picket lines in front of four stores in the county, the three above and the Food City market, 180 Sebastopol avenue, Santa Rosa, which was struck on Aug. 19. For the first 14 days of the 17-day-old strike Food City was the only store struck by the clerks. C.

W. McKay, business manager of the clerks, said how many other stores would be struck and how soon depended upon the union's strategy committee. Mr. McKay added: "We have not as yet received any notice from the National Labor Relations Board that unfair labor practice charges have been filed against us, and as far as I know the California Council of Retail Clerks has not received notice of such action either." On Thursday, the same day the two Healdsburg stores were struck, Russell C. Hufft, labor relations director of the California Retail Grocers and Merchants said charges had been filed by the employers with the 20th regional office of the NLRB at San Francisco.

The Sonoma county local, the California Council and yae Retail Clerks International Association all were named in the charges, Mr. Hufft scid. Sen. Tauzer Rests Easily State Sen. C.

J. "Red" Tauzer, who suffered a heart attack Thursday afternoon in San Francisco, was reported "resting easily" there last night. The Santa Rosa attorney will be confined to a hospital for from four to six weeks, however, his physician revealed. He is at Mount Zion hospital, where he was taken after the attack occurred on a downtown San Francisco street. I His ailment was described as coronary occulsion a stoppage of a blood vessel supplying the heart muscles.

Mrs. Tauzer, who went to the hospital from Santa Rosa Thursday afternoon, is staying at a San Francisco hotel. The senator was in the bay city as a Santa Rosa delegate to the state American Legion convention when the attack occurred Slay Verdict Upheld SAN FRANCISCCO, Sept. 3 (AP) The State Supreme Court in a unanimous opinion today upheld the San Bernardino superior court murder conviction of Robert Mehaffey, a hitchhiker, in the death of Lewis David Edds. Edds' body was found buried in the desert some 20 miles east of San Bernardino in April, 1347.

Strikers 8,000 Acres Scorched by Raging Fire SANTA CRUZ, Sept. 3 (AP) More than 8,000 acres have been burned over by a forest fire which was still raging out of control in Santa Cruz county tonight. It was the worst fire in California forests' this year. Nearly 900 persons directed by State Forester Dewitt Nelson and Chief Ranger Lester Gum, have been unable to check its spread along a five-mile front south pf the California Redwood park. Nelson flew into the fire area this morning from Sacramento.

Buildings at Mill Creek dam have been destroyed, Charles J. Bella, hotel operator of Davenport, reported today. In addition, Bella said, the Marrick cabin, county landmark, and the Buckana residence, at the headwaters of Mill creek, were burned. The fire, aided by a 30-mile wind and low humidity, whipped southward toward the coast. George H.

Valentine of Swanton said all residents in that area have been pressed into service because of the imminent danger to buildings and ranches. State foresters said 16 bulldozers and 30 fire suppression tank trucks were in service, but because of the rugged terrain, most fighting must be done on foot. The great height of trees, foresters said, was responsible for the fire's spread. Trees 100 feet high have burned at their base and tumbled down slopes, igniting new growths. day and the last of some 47 dis play booths were decorated tonight.

The brand new floriculture building was completed Wednesday and now is stocked with a colorful display for the flower show, which with the livestock exhibits will be the main displays this year. Some 80 evergreen trees have been transplanted from the mountains for landscaping of the fairgrounds, which only a few weeks ago consisted of raw earth a few blocks from the city center. Radio Station KSRO, Santa Rosa, will -make four direct broadcasts from the fairgrounds on opening day tomorrow. One of the broadcasts will Include a description of the farm kids' parade, in which better than 150 youngsters will lead their own dogs, cats, goats and other farm animals. The 600-car parking lot received its final coat of oil this afternoon in preparation for- the crowd cf motorists expected during the three fair days.

Fair officials hope to draw a sizeable part of this year's visit ors from bay area week-enders tv Fair to 0 Will After 4-Day Coma orsecapaoes PRAGUE, Sept. 3 (AP) Eduard Benes, who fought a lifetime to keep his beloved Czechoslovakia free from totalitarian rule, died today disheartened. Twice president of a nation racked and squeezed by two great wars and their turbulent aftermaths, he died in a coma in his country home at Sezimovo" Usti. Coughing spasms weakened his tired old heart and the end came at 6:10 p.m. He was 64, and died on the ninth anniversary of the beginning of the second World War.

Benes had a stroke a year age His arteries hardened. Last Tues day he became unconscious and only drug injections kept him alive. Mrs. Benes was with him when he died. A special cabinet meet ing was summoned for tomorrow to arrange the funeral.

Commun ist Premier Antonin Zapotocky arranged a broadcast to the nation. The death of the plucky statesman who rose from ranks of the peasants to world acclaim was. announced to the people by the Czechoslovak radio just before the rerular evenimr news broadcast. The radio then began playing recorded hymns and dirgres. Members of the staff of the Czechoslovak press-agency-who By Staff Correspondent LAKEPORT, Sept.

3 The 1948 Lake County Fair will open here for three days tomorrow (Saturday) ready for visitors after a hectic last day of preparation. The gates will swing back at 9 a. m. each of the tnree days. A 165-entry kids' parade will be the official opener tomorrow.

Judging of the livestock, floral and agricultural exhibits will start first thing tomorrow and will be followed in the afternoon by a pet competition, and sheep dog trials. A demonstration of fly-casting by world champion Joe Gomez is scheduled for the early evening, with the big feature, first showing of the "Horseca-pades" set for 8:30 p.m. The 10-act attraction, in its first northern California appearance, also is scheduled for Sunday night. The 14 -acre fairgrounds have been whipped into final shape for Lake county's first fair in seven years. Secretary-Manager C.

Phil Lewis said, "We're just getting in under the wire but are ready to go." The lighting system was com pleted on the fairgrounds last night, the fences at 4:45 p. m- to.