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Regional Edition s Tribune EDF0RD 22 Pages MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1959 No. 203 M TV Repairman Is . Owner of Works Of Great Artists Some Keep Skeptical Attitude on Find Hollywood -UPD An art ex pert declared today he was certain most experts would recognize as authentic an es timated fortune in old paint ings found in the home of a television repairman. "I would be skeptical my self if I never saw the paint ings,", Alexander Zlatoff-Mir-sky, said. "No one can form an opinion until they have seen the paintings-but then you are certain of their au thenticity." He hailed the group of 10 paintings as the "greatest art discovery of the 20th Cen tury"; and said they were worth between 8 to 10 million dollars. - Zlatoff - Mirsky, Chicago scnulptor and art restorer, said ' the . paintings . included works , by Titian and Tinto retto. He said they had been certified as authentic after a three-month study by Prof. Amadore Parcella of the Pon tific Bolivarian University in Rome, Italy. - Art experts in Los An geles, Chicago and New York were restrained in their com ments about the paintings, generally displaying a skep- tical attitude until they have been able to examine them. Four persons, jointly, own the paintings, but were una ware of their possible value until last December when a Rosemead, Calif., business man, Charles De Renzo, spotted them rolled up in the Pasadena, Calif., home of the repairman, Chet Hataburda. "They gave me a .terrific jolt," said De Renzo. "I. am no art expert, but I am a lover of art. I knew that they were the work of masters." Owner -"of TfBe canvases said to date from the 15th to 17th Century are Hataburda, 39; his Italian-born wife, Ma ria, 30, and her brothers, Al phonso, 40 and Tony, 32, Fol io. Tony lives In 'Naples, Italy, and is an aauto salesman. Al fonso immigated to the United States two. years ago and is living with the Hataburdas. He also, is a TV repairman., Mrs. Hataburda, who mar ried her American-born hus band while he served in the Army in Italy, said the paint ings had been in her family for many generations. She said ancestors included Card inal Senna-Antonio who died in 1887 and Nicola Santore, DourDonic judge - and secre tary to Fernando, King of Naples, both of whom at one time had the paintings. "When I came to the United States 14 years ago, my brothers told me to take the paintings with me," she said. "Since that time they have been wrapped in blankets and stored in the attic or a closet wherever we lived. .'. Zlatoff Mirsky said the paintings were almost falling apart when he saw them and that "only God preserved them) down through ; the years."; Traffic Jam Cwe. (h2 ' fr i w A : rn INSPECT PHOTOGRAPH-Art expert, Pro fessor Alexander Zlatoff - Mirsky, center, points to a photograph of the painting "Madellena," painted by Michaelangelo Di Caravaggio. The- painting was one of 10 masterpieces found in the home of a Pasa dena television repairman. With Zlatoff- Irrigation Office Scene of Reported 'Ruckus' Today Eagle Point - A more vig orous maneuver in the battle of water user Mrs. Ann Todd against the Eagle Point Irri gation district was reported today when another water user - was said to have slapped Mrs. Todd. .District officials, apparent ly with tongue in cheek, said no one in the office "had seen a thing." Reports, however, indicated that Mrs. .Todd, had been slapped lightly on the cheek by a woman as f Mrs. Todd stood. In the district's offlcemtEagle Point and de"- manded service - and made other remarks. - Eagle Point City Marshal Oran Chastain said that Mrs. Todd called him at 10:28 a.m. to report a "ruckus" at the district offioe. He reported that when he arrived at the of fice Mrs.. Todd said, she and another woman had been dis cussing the heat in the build ing when she was struck. The marshal said Mrs. Todd asked him if her face did not look bruised. He said her left cheek looked "a little flush ed."' '. - : - ' Chastain said the city could take no action in the case un less Mrs. Todd received a war rant from either the Eagle Point municipal court or dis trict court in Medford. District Attorney Thomas Reeder said he would take no action,' either, until' he had talked with the principals. Mrs. Todd reportedly has spent considerable time at the district's office going over past records. Portland - IDPD Portland will be the site of the .1967 summer Pacific meeting of the American Institute of Elec trical Engineers. raa rmnm Man Found Guilty In Case Regarding C h i Id's Schooling A district court jury de liberated less than 15 minutes Thursday afternoon to return a guilty . verdict against George S. Reilly, 59, of 338 Laurel st., Ashland. Reilly was charged with failing to send his 9-year-old daughter, Jeannie, to school.. Judge Roy Bashaw imposed the maximum penalty of $100 fine and costs and 30 days in the county jail. The execu tion of the sentence was sus pended and the defendant placed on probation for three years on condition that he keep the girl in school in Jackson county during that periodr"" " V" "' . "' Reilly told the court he would send the girl to school 4p Phoenix, where he said he expected to remain a a lew months. Highly critical of Ashland schools and the city administration, Reilly said he would send the girl to school in Phoenix because "I kinda' like those school teachers down there." ; In . his closing argument, Reilly, who conducted his own defense without counsel, charged that he was being persecuted by communists, and summed up his troubles with "it's false arrest and con spiracy." He was prompted during the statement by his wife, Jean, 28, who sat with him at the defense table. Another Child The couple has another child, aged 2, at home. Mrs, Reilly's testimony indicated they had had six other chil dren, two of whom she said had been adopted by an Ash land woman. Whereabouts of the other six was not ex plained. Reilly told the six-member jury that he did not want his children to mix with other races and asked why their "close-knit" family should be broken up. He said forcing in dividuals toward such actions would bring "the destruction of the United States Deputy District Attorney Gerald Scannell's short clos ing argument presented three questions to the jury. He ask ed if Reilly was qualified to teach his child properly; why had Reilly said he had been trying to get out of Ashland, if, as he said, he did not live there, and would he send the child to any school at all? Judge Bashaw stated that his court had never had a "thief who was stealing from his own children." The judge cautioned that Reilly was 'foreclosing forever" . the child's chances for a secure future. He said that, because' of the great differences in ages of the father and daugh ter, the child eventually would be alone and unpre pared for life. Oregon Statutes Judge Bashaw read from Oregon statutes which stipu lates that children between 7 and 18 years of age -must be sent to school during the en tire school term, unless they are between the ages of 16 and 18 and legally employed; being taught at a private or parochial school; have ac quired sufficient knowledge equivalent to 12 .years of schooling, are abnormal, sub normal or physically unable to attend; between 7 and 10 and whose parents live at Mirsky are, left to right, Jay de Renzo,' his brother, Carles, Zlatoff-Mirsky, Mary Jane Russo, secretary to attorney Jerry Geisler, and Attorney Lee Parkal. The De "Renzo brothers were credited with bringing the find of paintings into the open. (UPI Telephoto) least 1 miles from school by the nearest traveled road, or over 10 years and whose par ents live over 3 miles from school by the nearest traveled road if the district doesn't provide transportation; are being taught by a parent or private teacher, 'after receiv ing written permission from the school superintendent; or are excused by the school board of the district. . Reilly had . based his defense-largely on his and his wife's testimony that they do not reside in Ashland. For Arts Center Le Corbusier, internationally-famous French architect, has accepted commission to design the new Visual Arts Center for Harvard univer sity, it has been announced. The Center will be the first building designed by Le Cor busier for construction in the United States. The Visual Arts Center results from a gift of $1,500,000 from Mr. and Mrs. Alfred S. V. Carpenter, Old Stage rd., Medford. The gift was made by the Carpenters two years ago to the Program for Harvard college. The Center will be built on Quincy st. in Cambridge, be tween the Fogg Art museum and the Harvard Faculty club on land now occupied by the graduate school of arts and sciences. L e Corbusier was the French delegate on an inter national committee of archi tects responsible for the de sign of the United Nations building in New York. He is also a painter and sculptor and will plan a cen ter to include drawing, paint ing, sculpture and other shop work for undergraduates. Salem -0PD Some 500 fire men are expected in Salem next March for a four-state school on fighting oil fires. (Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series of articles concerning Russian educa tion and other matters, written following a recent trip to Russia.) . By DR. LEONARD MAYFIELD Medford School Superintendent In terms of world civiliza tion, America is a young, vig orous nation. Historically we are less than 200 years old. In terms of the meaning of Modern Western Culture and Civilization" we may be con sidered less than 100 years old. It is within this short space of time that we have progress ed, in terms of better living standards, more than the total of past civilized time. Many believe . that even with our program, we have just opened the door to a fabulpus new world of cultural, economic and political potential if we can manage our knowledge in terms of wise and controlled use. Ike Plans Meeting With Key Leaders In Both Parties Session Would Be -On December Trip Augusta, G a . -UPD- The White House said today that President Eisenhower plans a meeting with Democratic and Republican Congressional leaders before he leaves for Europe Dec. 3. The meeting probably will take place shortly after Thanskgiving. . First news that the Presi dent was considering such a conference came when the chief - executive wrote Sen. Thomas J. Dodd (D-Conn.), explaining why he could not take high-ranking Democrats such as former President Tru man on his forthcoming tour of 11 nations. Acting Press Secretary Wayne Hawks told reporters today that no date for the bi partisan conference had been set, but "the best likelihood" was that the meeting would be held after Thanksgiving. Hawks said, that while a date for the meeting had not been determined, the Presi dent had approached the Con gressional leaders of both par ties about conferring with him before he departs for Eu rope, the Middle East, Asia and the Western Summit meeting in Paris. , Details of the bipartisan conference are now being worked out by the White House Congressional liaison staff in Washington. Apparently what Eisenhow er intended in the leadership meeting would be to give key Democrats and Republicans of both houses a detailed word .jicture of what he hopes to accomplish in his 20,-000-mile, 20-day tour. On Golf Course This morning Eisenhower went to his golf course office in near-freezing weather to work from shortly after 8 o'clock until late in the morn ing with his personal secre tary, Mrs. Ann Whitman. Saturday, Eisenhower has another major meeting on the military budget which the in dividual service secretaries will fly to Augusta to discuss. Budget Director Maurice H. Stans was here Thursday. While there has been no of ficial announcement on the matter, the President was ex pected to return to Washing ton early next week, meet with the National Security council Tuesday or Wednes day and then go to Gettysburg to spend Thanksgiving with his son and daughter-in-law, and their four children. ' Eighth Satellite Goes Into Space Vandenberg AFB, Calif.-(IPD- The United States' eighth polar satellite rode a ball of flame into a clear sky over the Pacific missile range today and rocketed toward the South Pole. Air Force spokesmen said that once again a near-fantastic, 700-to-l attempt would be made to recover a 310-pound space capsule from orbit. .frScrid'.Yo'uhg Motion If not, we will, both as a nation and as individuals be destroyed either directly or by the insidious by-products of our new discoveries. At Crossroads We, along with all nations of the world are at the cross roads. For the first time America is competing with another nation which, in terms of material things and political know-how, is also a young, vigorous nation with tremendous potential. There is some evidence that our com petitor, using their terms, is better conditioned for an all out cold war at the moment than-we are. There is no question but what Americans will unite in a single all out effort when there is a serious crisis. We have proved that in terms of effort during the first and second world wars. We have also demonstrated that in fac ing and solving internal po litical and economic problems as the Civil War and the de pression of the 1930's. TOP SPEED The freighter John Hulst, up- . as much ore as possible to the nation's steel bound into Lake Superior for a load of iron- mills before winter ice halts shipping in the ore, moves through the Soo locks. Shipping Great Lakes. operations are moving tat top speed to get UPI Telephoto) Cranberries Start Moving to Shelves In Nation's Stores Washington (UPD Packages of cranberries bearing a gov ernment label of approval were expected to start mov ing today into the nation's groceries. But both the government and the cranberry industry were doubtful that enough of the berries could be tested under a new federally ap proved plan in time to meet normal Thanksgiving demand. The cranberry '.industry: agreed . rnursaay to go aiong with an emergency testing and labeling program de signed to clear cranberries from the suspicion of taint by the weed killer aminotria zole, which has caused can cer in rats. The Food and Drug admin istration (FDA) was taking a slow and cautious approach to the problem. But industry spokesmen insisted that all fresh cranberries and cran berry products now on the market are safe for consump tion. The FDA has approved slightly more than 7,212,000 pounds of 1958 and 1959 crop cranberries since its costly and time-consuming testing procedure ' went into full swing 11 days ago. Merchants are authorized under the new program to labe.l these cranberries like this: "Examined and passed by the Food and Drug admin istration.' The industry has tested and approved an equal amount. Industry - tested berries will bear this label: "Certified safe under plan approved by the U.S. government for cran berries." i Cape Canaveral, Fla. UPD The Navy fired a Polaris mis sile today for the first time in more than a month in a step ped up drive to develop the weapon for launching from nuclear powered submarines. Many of us can well re member that during World War II how we accepted con striction of "our liberties, we did without many items to which we were accustomed, and in other cases when need ed, we gave generously and willingly of our time, ener gies and money ; in order to defend ourselves and to win the war. Today the U.S.S.R.' is op erating on a similar wartime basis to win the political, eco nomic, cultural, and if neces s a r y military, competition with the free nations of the world and particularly the United States. , These conclusions were sub stantiated by observations and studies made on our recent trip to Russia. Two Questions -Those of us who believe that the most logical method of attacking and resolving the problem is through and by the educational front, pose two questions: How can ws inform and; Horticulturists Honor F. C. Reimer At Annual F. C. Reimer. Medford, re tired superintendent of the Southern Oregon Branch ex periment station, has been named Oregon's outstanding horticulturist for 1959. " He was Honored Thursday night at the annual banquet of the Oregon State Horticul ture Society. The group is holding its 74th annual meet ing on the campus of Oregon State college. '. More than 1, 000 - horticulturists across Oregon are' attending. - Reimer received the tro phy from Henry Hartman, former head Of the OSC de patment of horticulture. The rotating trophy, given each year to the top horticulturist, is named for Hartman in rec- Gerald Latham New Chamber President Gerald Latham was elected president of the . Jackson County Chamber of Comr merce by a vote of the board of directors this week. Other officers for the com ing year include Bob Taylor, first vice president; Frank Bash, second vice president, and Joe' Moore, treasurer. Each will take office in January and serve for one year. Latham, business manager of .the Mail Tribune, succeeds Hugh Coleman as president. The board also authorized a renewed study of possible sites for a new chamber office location. ( The "Make Medford Beau tiful" campaign, as represent ed in the trees along Main st. downtown, was endorsed by the board. A committee will be named to work with the downtown merchants to bring the project to comple tion. motivate the American people so that they will comprehend the real significance of the problem to the extent that they will provide all that is necessary to meet the issues head on? This means to go on the offensive instead of constantly being on the de fensive. It further means that there must be a positive will ingness to provide money, ma terial, time, energy, and moral support that will build an educational system which we need rather than one which we think we can afford. And are we willing to as sign to the best ."brains" we have the responsibility for planning and organizing an educational program to do the job-a program with curricu lar patterns based on philoso phy geared to the realities of the times and future insofar as we may predict? The U.S.S.R. appears to be doing this. Since our oceans have been reduced to small lakes, is it not time seriously to face the issues? Meeting ognition of his service in Ore gon. Reimer has contributed 35 years of creative efforts to horticulture in Oregon, Hit man stated, and made an out standing research record while working for the South ern Oregon branch experi ment station. Reimer first came to Oregon in . 1911 as station superintendent and held that position until 1946 when he retired. Traveled Widely "During these years, Reimer traveled widely in the United States and over the world searching for new pear, ap ple, and other horticultural varieties that would give Ore gon orchardists a better pro duct to grow and sell. He is credited with bringing home many valuable foot stocks in varieties from China and Manchuria, areas now closed to horticulture research workers. Reimer is still acknow ledged to be the world's greatest authority on pear root stocks, Hartman pointed out. And even though retired Reimer is still busy develop ing promising new pear van eties on his own orchard land, Stephen G. Nye, Medford, is second vice president of the Horticulture Society, which is Oregon's oldest farm -ganization. The meeting will end this evening. Lack of Permit Brings Court Fine John Arthur Pepin, 32, and David Walter Duke, 35, both of Orange, Calif., were each fined $100 and costs in dis trict court Thursday on charges of failure to obtain a permit for harvesting trees for commercial purposes. Both pleaded guilty. The men were arrested by a deputy sheriff who traveled by jeep into the Pilot rock area to the site where the two had cut more than 1,000 white fir trees. They were on land owned by the U.S. forest service, deputies reported. . Both are confined to the county jail in lieu of pay ment of the fines. Residence Destroyed In Morning Blaze The Charles Cooper resi dence, Tiller-Trail highway, was destroyed by fire this morning, state forest patrol of ficials reported. In addition to the house and its contents, also burned in the blaze were two motor ve hicles. According to reports the fire was discovered by a daughter. Further details were not known at press time. Portland (DPB- The First National Bank of Oregon an nounced today it has become the state's first bank to achieve a billion dollars in re sources. Little Hope Seen For Bargaining Before New Year Management Plan Called Sham Washington -flJPD- Informed union sources said today there was no chance of any real bargaining in the steel dis pute until after New Year's Day. i The prediction was made in the aftermath of the United Steelworkers' rejection of a new contract- offer by steel management. The offer and rejection were announced in Pittsburgh Thursday. Union President David J. ment proposal a sham , that aid not represent any real im provement over the previous offer rejected last Oct 17. Congressional staff experts p-edicted, meanwhile, that revenue losses caused by the steel strike would throw the government's budget one to two billion dollars into the red in the current 1960 fiscal year. Budget Balancing Endangered Budget Director Maurice H. Stans conceded earlier that the walkout endangered the , administration's hopes for bal ancing the budget. Federal mediators said they have no immediate plans to step back into the steel nego tiations. Mediation efforts were postponed indefinitely when the Supreme Court up held the Taft-Hartley injunc tion that halted the 116-day strike on Nov. 7. Union sources, said the next round of bargaining will start just before the National La bor Relations Board . (NLRB) conducts a secret ballot on the companies last offer. . Voting is scheduled to start on Jan. 7, 60 days after the injunction went into effect. Before the workers are poll ed, however. President Eisen hower's steel strike fact-finding board must report on what the last offer is. Dispute Companies' Figures If the workers reject he proposal-as they have done overwhelmingly in every such vote taken under the Taft Hartley law the government must ask the courts to dis solve the injunction on Jan. 27. Then the union is free to strike again. The latest company offer was made-and rejected by the union-at secret meetings in New York City last week end. Union sources here contend ed that disclosure by the steel companies of the terms was a public relations gesture. The union disputed the com panies' 30-cent package figure and said the only difference between this and the previous management proposal was a "small pension improvement" estimated by the USW to be worth less than one-third of one cent. Panel of Painting Sold at Auction . Portland-dlPD-A section of the Centennial mural by Louis Bunce went for $50 at public auction here Thursday night. The 24 panels decorated the Centennial Exposition build ing last summer. Thirty-one persons attended the auction, held in the Port land Armory, including me artist and the auctioneer. The lone bidder was Mrs. Anthony Brandenthaler, wife of the Centennial Commission chairman. She chose Panel No. 6. Centennial officials said the other 23 panels would be sold later. WEATHER FORECAST: Cloudy tonight with a chance of a few show ers. Partly cloudy Saturday. Low tonight 38. High Saturday CO. Temp. 'Highest Yesterday 57 Lowest this Morning 26 Our Skies Tonight Sunset today .... 4:46 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:09 a.m. The Moon rises 9:27 p.m. tonight and forms a triangle with Castor and Pollux (the Twins) and Procyon, brightest star of Canls Minor (The Little Dog). Pollux, the brighter Twin, is nearer the Moon. Last Quarter Nov. 23
