The Times Standard from Eureka, California • Page 15

GRAND DECEPTION Meet The Rhubarb Queens ol Sumner, Washington, reading clockwise they are Roma Lilli, Phyllis and Linda. Those are rhubarb pies they are holding, a suggestion tonight's dinner dessert. In show business they are known as "The but pretty Roma, Phyllis, Linda and Lilli, currently playing at the Club De Luxe in Eureka, have anofher job to fulfill. They are "Good Will Ambassadors" for the Rhubarb industry of Puyallup valley, state of Washington. So'if-you are dining at the Club De Luxe this week and notice rhubarb pie on the menu, you will know that it is made from a fresh rhubarb which arrived'here this week as a gift from the Sumner, Washington, Chamber of Com merce.

all started about a year ago when the girls were sing-' ng. in Washington. It came ime for the annual Rhubarb lestival and selection of the Ihubarb queen by photographs submitted to a board of judges. A gentleman lit Sumner sent in a picture of "The Velvetones" and they won the contest for the first time in the history of the annual event there were four queens, Roma, Phyllis, Linda and Lily presiding. More than 200,000 boxes of hot-house produced rhubarb each year are shipped out ol Sumner, a little town of 2800 people.

Eighty per cent of al he rhubarb used in the western states and 60 per cent of THE GREAT1TUTZ KREISLER HOAX By LMb Some yean 'ago, while serving at aanotator of the New York -Philharmonic Symphony, 1 was obliged to write a program note about a Concerto in 3 major by Fritz Kreisler. Now when this same concerto was first published in Mainz in 1912, Antonio Vivaldi was billed as' the with Kreisler credited only as arranger and editor. The 1912 score, however, did carry a telltale inscription in German, French and English--which in- eluded the following: "This i concerto is freely treated from old manuscripts and const! an original work When the concerto is played public FriU Kreisler's name must be mentioned in the 1 program." Several previous "arrangements" by Kreisler, from 'classical manuscripts" carrie similar statements. Even so many clues lying around, i was not till February, 1935, on his sixtieth birthday that Kreis ler's secret finally leaked ou tt was then discovered that but one of the pieces "edited by Kreislsr and ascribed to a i Pugnani, Couperin Francoeur, Porpora and Padre Martini were Kreisleriana, pur and The music world. prompt' split into two camps thoa charging Kreisler.

with havin played cheat, as opposed those applauding the suprem mastery involved in carryin his used in California comes 'rom the area. "The Velvetones" carry a let- from Governor Arthur B. -dnglie of Washington which ntroduced them as Will Ambassadors" for the rhubarb ndustry. The girls are from-Vancouver, B. and have been together for more than a year.

Among the four they have had experience in opera, light opera, classical and jazz. They are now on a tour of the USA and will conclude their engagement here Sunday. off the hoax and successful concealing it for so man years. To get the full rtory HUMBOLDT STANDARD Thursday. 15.

Talk by Press Bureau Chief Tops Activities of Second Annual Journalism Day at Humboktt State A talk by Robert Eiusoa, eMef taw tnu bvreiH Sin Francisco wir reporter tmi ecrrespendent, will highlight the awnal day at Hanbrtdt State college tomorrow. Evnson will speak at a linen eon at 1 p.m. i Nelson hall dining room Ugh school joarnaUsm throughout a from the redwood em The critics never pieces. suspected who had written the xser. Finally I said: 'I found hem in libraries and.

monas- eries while visiting Rome, ''lorence, Venice and Paris. They were in dusty old manuscripts. 1 copied theni 1 "How about the critics?" "They were calling them 'lit- le masterpieces," worthy of letter would have said to them selves: 'If this is so, Ihen th same thing must.be true of tb Francoeur, Couperin, Vivald pire, Humboldt State journalism students and visiting editors and publishers. The luncheon and other Jour alism day events are being icnsored by the college in co- seration with the Eureka ewspapers, Inc. After registration at 9:30 in ihe foyer of the Ad ministration building, the stu ents will visit the Nationa ress Photographers' twelfth annual exhibit, "Newspicture of the Year," in the library audio-visual room and foyer Exhibits of high school news tapers and yearbooks, a dis 3ach, and so forth." "You must have been really itumped when the approached you." told Schott, the publisher in Mainz, Germany, the whole truth.

The pieces were all mine, I said, but I didn't want my name appearing on them. Schott agreed." "Were you paid very much for went to the jjest Authority on "He bought the whole set of 25 pieces at each, bririg- and Pugnani pieces." All the had to do was lobk at the piece themselves and read the in scription, which almost gav the whole thiny away." "Did no one ever ask yo point-blank whether composed those pieces self?" 'Not until my sixtieth birth day. I was in Vienna. Yehudi Menuhin was playing at Brooklyn Academy of Mus: 3Iin Downes, the critic of tl New York Times, was- on the program as lecturer and commentator. Mr.

Menuhin was play by Myers Yearbooks, Inc the Eureka Independent, will guest adviser and Craii' tark, sporU editor of Kumboldt Standard and former editor of the Humboldt State tudent weekly, the Lumber- ick, will be discussion leader, a similar clinic-for school icwpaper staffs the same High schooli invited are Arata, Del Norte, Eureka junior nd Eureka senior, Feradate, Fort Bragg, Fortuna, Laytonville, Leggett, Round Valley, South Fork, St Bernard's, Trinity, Ukiah, Wfflits and Brooktags, Ore. Weekly newspaper editors from these and other northwestern California localities also are to attend the events. the subjects-Fritz Kreisler himself. His Story "I was at the beginning of my''career when it all started," said. "There was the problem of programs The violinist's recital was then very small.

Tokyo Rose Downhearted As She Leaves to Fight Deportation ing me exactly $250. That was all the revenue I ever derived from them in. Europe. sold them to Carl Fischer's in America and earned some money on them." "I'd like to hear more about the music critics, being one Downhearted Tokyo Rose left today on what could become the first step towards making her a woman without a country. The Los Angeles-born Japanese propagandist of World War II, whose real name is Mrs.

Iva Toguri d'Aquino, will make San Francisco the headquarters of her fight to escape deportation from the country she betrayed. But Mrs. d'Aquino, 39, admitted "I'm very depressed and 1 don't see much chance of ever coming back here." Tokyo Rose, whose sultry adio voice taunted Americans the Pacific War, has already served six years of a 10-year entence in the U. S. prison for women at Alderson, W.

Va. Undesirable Resident She was released Jan. 28 anc ame to Chicago to live with er father, Jun. She said she wanted to fade into obscurity ut the immigration service is- ued a warrant for her deporta- on grounds that she is an undesirable" resident of the Jnited States. If she loses her fight, she may rejoin her husband, Philip 'Aquino, in Japan.

But she has aid she does not want to go to apan. And, if Japan and other nations refuse to admit her, he could become a "woman without a country." As such, she would have to pend the rest of her life aboard ships with no place to The White House Furniture Store Remodeling Feted The White House Furniture and Appliance store of Eureka, corner of Fourth and streets, myself. 1 feel that'thereout Vienna for. the information. is celebrating its this week.

remodeling D'Aquino claims she and. Mrs. can't be deported because she a native-born citizen and can not be deprived of her citizen ship. Near Friends The immigration service has granted her permission to go to San Francisco. She wants to be in the West Coast city because tier lawyer and several possibli witnesses live there.

Tokyo Rose spent her las night in Chicago visiting rela tives. Then accompanied by he brother Fred, a 45-year-oIi grocery operator, she boardei a plane for the sad flight wesl She must report, Friday the San Francisco office of th immigration and nzturalizatioi service. $1,000 in merchandise awards will be by 25 visitors during Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Such items a bedroom suite, box springs nd mattress, portable bar, oc- asional chairs, dinette set, aby furniture, silverware, lock radios, and other appli- nces, will be included. Home Economists Miss Hazel tterman, of General Electric, nd Miss Lucy Fontaine of Crosey-Bendix companies will greet isitors having questions re- home laundry and eco- lomics problems.

The remodeling has offered more lighting, a better display area, and a completely "new ook" in the store front. Hundreds of special remembrance prizes will also given. Booked Here On Weapons Charge Leonard Minkler, of Fortuna, who recently had a charge of assault with a deadly weapon dismissed gainst him in superior court, was booked at the Humboldt county jail Wednesday afternoon "I don't follow you," 1 in- terupted. "How about all the standard violin concertos?" "Anybody playing a violin concerto with piano accompan- ment at that time would have laughed off the stage." "How abdWT Bach's unaccompanied sonatas?" "They were not very popular," and Schubert?" "There were some sonatas by Schubert, but Beethoven's sonatas were out of the question! You had to be big to do them and you needed a big pianist to collaborate with you." "Couldn't you hire an orchestra to play the concerto accompaniments?" I.asked. "Scarcely, if you were poor and unknown.

And if you were poor'arid unknown, no great paying me a tribute by including several of my pieces. Mr, Downes wanted material for his talk. He came to see my publisher Fischer. "Fischer hemmed and hawed. He told him he wasn't a hundred per cent sure oimself Mr.

Downes immediately eJ cabled- me in for the grace of God, write t'' "Let me tell you the most beautiful instance of all. Once I wrote a few special pieces for a Viennese recital. 1 called them 'Posthumous Waltzes' by 'Joseph The following day Leopold Schmidt, the critic of the Berliner Tage- blatt, accused me of tactlessness. He raved'about the Lanner waltzes. They were worthy of Schubert, he said.

How dared I bracket my own little salon 'Caprice Viennois" with such gems. He Confesses "I wrote to. Dr. Schmidt. said I was pained, felt compelled, for once, to say that he was 'not devoid of tactless; ROBERT EUNSON of-San Jose, and a teletype printer also will be set up in Phone Service Hearing On Elimination of toll charge! for telephone service betweem, Eureka, Arcata and Blue Lake! was taken under consideration today by the Public Utilities Commission at the Carson Memorial building.

"Die hearing adjourned at noon and was to begin again 1 I at 2 p. m. to continue presentation of a petition by Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company for revision of its service to these three points. "We feel the change is essary to keep up with the pan ding economy of the area," said manager James A. Nealis.

the Administration building lobby. pianist would appear with you Therefore, no Beethoven son on the The same charge, first count against Minkler was dismissed upon the motion of who contended his attorney that the de- Inutiy lovely little doilies so easy to crochet to each pretty design in less than a day! Pattern 697: Daily quickies! Three designs (7'A and to crochet in No. 50 mercerized cotton. To increase sizci use No. 30 or bedspread cotton.

Send TWENTT-riTt CISTI a tor Add for each palters lor matt- tar 9od HumKjJdt Print two your tiauM Whcckx Our tor in otrWr lo order knhtlnc. Iron- navdttef. cenu your eon ol lliit NOW-wIti Hfl Special Census Complete Friday The special census under- way in Eurska should be completed by Friday evening, ac to supervisor J. Herbert Banford. Banford said all.

statistics must be compiled by May 18 and sent to Washington 'so they, may 'be returned to the California secretary of state by his. deadline of May 31. Banford stated some diffi cutty is being experienced in getting complete information in some aicas and asked thai persons not contKted leave in a'sealed, envelope with their jhouse. fendant was represented by council in the lower court, Oklahoma Farmers In Russia Visit Helsinki (Fihlandl A of 29 Oklahoma fanners arrived in Helsinki Wednesday night for their last stopover en route to the Soviet Union to study Russian agriculture for three- wesks. They will board a Russian aeroflot plane for Leningrad this afternoon.

atas." "How about arrangements of compositions originally written for voice or piano, which is such a growing practice asked. "That wasn't done then," replied Mr. Kreisler. His Own "That was why I resolved to create a repertory of my own." Mr. Kreisler leaned his brow furrowed "I be- gan'to write'music under other composers' names.

I took the names of little known composers, like Pugnani and Louis Couperin, the grandfather of Francois Couperin. "Not a single composition of was known. Maybe in faraway libraries there were jieces by him, on yellow illegible manuscripts. You had to -ummage around to find them. So with Padre Martini.

Naturally, Vivaldi was a bit different. Bach had more arrange ments and transcriptions and even borrowed ideas from him. So had others. And his music was scattered around everywhere." "Was it ever your, idea to im- iUte the style of these composers?" 'Not for one have' done a better job of copy- fog their style if. I intended to.

That wasn't my plan at all. I wanted some pieces for myself and I wrote them. I was 18 then and I want- ness' himself. I was -terribly sorry, but if the Lanner. pieces were 'worthy of thon-I was Schubert, because I had written them! The letter was reprinted everywhere "Now don't you suppose crit That 'was really, the very first time I was ever asked di rectly.

I Ait not want to lie So I cabled-back: 'I them all and gave my reason: I had needed program material and it unwise to use. by own name. stor appeared in'the 'New Yor Times. started the avalanche." (From the book, GRAND DECEPTION, by Alexander Klein. J.

B. Lippencott New York. Copyright 1955 by Alexander Klein). TOMORROW --'THE MAN WHO INVENTED. FORMOSA.

In the of the eighteenth century, when he was only 20 years old, George Psalmanazar hoaxed his way to A panel You Want discussion 'to Write" on will lie company would he changeover with a nominal increase in bask rates. Nealis announced last night conducted at 10 a.m. in the that of the persons who ans- fame by the fantastic expedient of inventing a new country He started with a grain of reality, then on it was sheer inspired creation. (Distributed by The Resistor Wildlife building auditorium i speakers representing five writing specialties givinj their viewpoints for the fledg ling writers. Panel members win be Dr.

Giles Sinclair, moderator; Pauley, play Miss Pearl De'genhart; short story and articles writer; John LoBuono, Eureka advertising agency owner, and Andrew M. Genzoli, regional editor and columnist of the Humboldt Times. A short movie on journalism will be shown in the Wildlife auditorium after the panel discussion and question-answer session, followed by a social hour and open house sponsored by the Press-Radio club and staffs of KHSC, campus radio station. Toastmaster at the luncheon ics and musicians wlio saw that Satchmo lays It Margaret in Briti! London Louis "Satch- mo" Armstrong looked beyond the footlights at a pretty English girl in a blue dress seated in the audience. "I want to play something special for an old flame, boys.

Let's lay it on for the princess," he rasped. The boys laid it on cool arid strong with "Mahogany Hall and Tribune Syndicate) )n for Princess Jazz Concert number of bodyguards near the royal: The princess sat through the concert in a blue cocktail dress and mink stole, cigaret in a orig amber holder, and obviously "dug" every note. The crowds so thick she did not 'go backstage to meet Armstrong after the con Stomp" and the girl in blue tapped away in She Princess Mafgarel and she proved to the few fins who saw her at the Armstrong jazz concert Wednesday nighl that she was not only Europe's prettiest princess but heppest as well. Thep rincess tapped her fee and clapped at the i h. 1 choruses as the jazz king wow ed 9,000 cats at Empress Hall It was her first big jazz coo cert.

will be Jim Turk, promotion w'ered the telephone company's poll last month, 75 per cent of the Eureka subscribers and 95 per cent of the ArcaJa-Blui Lake subscribers favored Uw change. Presenting the phone com! pany's request to the PUC will be Walter Keitnnan, vtee.pres- ident; Clifford Good, 'general commercial engineer in California; Robert Cunningham; inventory and cost engineer; B. H. Footrell, coast division manager, L. M.

Stromberg; general-manager in N. W. Black, district manager; I John Daniels, plant extension engineer for northern California; representative for California, and Dexter Tight, attorney. Nealis predicted the hearing, would last all day and possibly' ed to be a violinist, not a composer. I wanted to give recitals and I couldn't put several piec- on the program and sign Uwm all It wouid have looked arrogant.

'So I took those oM forgotten blew stronj on "High Society," she rapped out the beat with her program. When he swung, into "Tenderly," she sat back with her eyes closed and just-listened. Louis took a long ride on "Shake It and Break It," and the princes!) laughed and clapped delightedly. Trombone player m- my Young announced neighbor the name of the head of the house, his age, race, and similar data on all others residing there stating their relationship to head of the fa OW Uhraries "What did 1 you answer when people began to ask you where you had found these little piee- cert. She sent one of her friends to tell him she enjoyed bis music.

Satchmo, a towel a p- ped around his dark head to soak up the glistening sweat, replied: "You tell the princess tha'. 1 sure enjoyed playing for her." Grant Extension On Dam Repairs The.federal civil defense administration has granted the city of Eureka until June 23 to complete repairs of flood damage at Sweasey dam. City Engineer Stanley Roscoe lold the council yesterday that be is proceeding as fast as pos- es?" ial request" and the boys broke into a real cool "Margie." Few of the screaming jazz fans noticed Princess Margaret sitting with Dominic Elliot, her escort, and two other couples. But Scotland Yard apparent want to be known a 'I was stumped. I didn't ly mis trusted, the be continued oh Friday.

Local Whaler On Way to SF Gets 36 Ton Humpback Just a few hours after leaving the dock at Fields Landing, the whaling vessel "Dennii. Gayle" was credited with get-, ling its first whale of the sea-i son for processing at the Gene A. Smith, publisher oflSari Pablo Bay whaling plant near San Francisco. The Seiner is skip-, pered by Gib Hunter of Eu- and is one of two vesseh. under charter to the Del ishing company, which has established the only whaling sta.

ion now in the United I The Dennis Gayle left Eure- 1 a early yesterday and spottedj ts first whale about 6 south of Point Reyes about 5 a 36 ton hump- manager of the Eureka Newspapers, Inc. Dr. Cornelius Siemens, president, will welcome the guests and conference participants in' luncheon address. After the luncheon, yearbook staff members will participate! in a clinic in which Gerald Walsh, editor of the-1956 Humboldt State yearbook, the Sem pervirens, will be 'discussion eader and Dwight Gabbert, representing Myers Yearbooks, San Jpse, will be guest adviser. Youth Killed In.

Tractor Accident Funeral arrangements were pending at Goble's Fortuna Mortuary for 15-year-old Garett William Bendel of Alton who was killed Wednesday after noon when operating a tractor he overturned and crushed him. According to reports the youth was driving the tractor 4n the Joe Giacomini ranch al Alton when the tragedy occur- Max trac red. Deputy Coroner Goble said that when the sible, but warned that a raise of a foot or a foot and a half in the river could easily wash out an approach to tm temporary log bridge wt tiver. Tbe city had requested the extension in time because con tinned hsgr wrter and of a bridg; before last week, prevented the city from working crowds. They had w-Btusaal'on the west side of the dan.

tor reached the end of a fur row it tipped over the six-foot tank instead of making the urn. Bendel was believed to lave been killed instantly. A ow truck was needed to lif he equipment from the boy's body. The tractor was last heard operating at about 5.45 p.m. according to Giacomini, and a few minutes to 6 o'clock he went to the field to investigati the silence of tlie tractor.

Gia comini discovered the fatality The youth is survived by hi parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bendel cf Alton, two j.m. It was ack. The whole'was towed to i station ramp this morning.

whale oil will be sold to paint; manufacturers, the meat chopped up for milk food and xmes and other parts converted to fertilizer. The whale wis towed to The new company expects to process a whale a day for a few weeks then step up the operation to 4 a day. A survey shows. 85.5 per cent of vacation trips are by car. The number of motor touriiti national doubled in past decade.

Five million can now carry IT million visitors a year lo UM 24 national parki in the Constance and Mathys, and ajwould Uave been jrtari (t brother, Richard He age on Hay 23.".