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-C -r ft wVi i VY't iv Am I Vi i Thursday August 6 1965-THE DESERT SUN Palm Springs CaW A5 JCRenney Home Sale Elaborate planning under way for PS Desert Circus revival rC overtj famln douta on an Savings on cookware lamps and decorative accessories acrimi suffer uprest th lygen a "ke i of 80 ng su PALM SPRINGS Elaborate preliminary planning curently is in progress for the spectacular revival of the multifaceted Palm Springs Desert Circus a 10-day pot- jurl public events highlighted a 2 -mile parade and a Big Top Ball and Casino Night scheduled Oct 24-Nov 2 Co-chairmen Ken Parker and Charlene Betkijian are recruiting participants and volunteers to get involved in the production and promotion of the project designed to raise funds for local charities Those interested may call 325-1577 The brainchild of the late Tony Burke public relations director of the pioneer El Mirado Hotel the Desert Cicus was created primarily to raise funds in support of a local church Strangely the Desert Circus never has included in its festive melange: A cicus! However the schedule includes just about something for everyone from a bluegrass festival and barbecue pet and cany hat parades symphony concert biathlon pancake breakfast and dressy western big-top ball and casino night Inaugurated in 1934 the celebration in the past (canceled during World War II and also during the past four years) included an air show horse show fiesta championship rodeo golf tournament professional boxing international baloon races polo matches and on occasion a major motion picture premiere The lineup of film and television personalities who have participated in the traditional affair reads like a virtual Who of Hollywood The partial list includes Desi Arnes Gene Autry Lucille Ball John Barrymore Ralph Bellamy -Jack Benny Eddie Cantor Joan Crawfod Bing Crosby Marlene Dietrich Walt Disney Jimmy Durante Charlie Farrell Douglas Fairbanks Alice Faye Errol Flynn Clark Gable Gets Garbo Judy Garland Janet Gaynor Also Phil Harris Bob Hope Peggy Lee Harold Lloyd Carol Lombard Mary Pickford Buddy Rogers Mickey Rooney Jane Russell Ann Sheridan Frank Sinatra Red Skelton Barbara Stanwyck Shirley Temple and Spencer Tracy More than $15 million has been 1 raised over the years in support of local charities and another healthy amount is expected to be produced again this year which according to available information will be the 49th renewal of the Desert Circus iori Sale 8999 1 1 pc cookware set report ish ah 24-hou est th cumeti tat fea allege jpj I I i I jovera Th said it later Reg 1 1999 Revereware" copper-dad cookware has been the favorite of generations of cooks 11 pc set includes 1 2 and 3 qt covered saucepans 8 qt covered stock pot 7" and 10" open frypans and 1 qt double boiler insert Revereware open stock also on sale ed XV tiori of mated to tqne trvices Adventure is real payoff for master treasure hunter Sals pricM on Rsvsrsware cook warn effective thru Saturday Auguat 10 today ervice which is etary td the gram 1 as a in the 25 to issure ictate 50 off All table and floor lamps Bring a little light into your life with savings on any of our beautiful table or floor lamps Choose the traditional ginger jar or etched glass brass pharmacy lamps and more! So many styles you're sure to find one that will compliment your decor Ginger jar lamp Reg $80 Sale 3999 Bristol glass lamp Reg $80 Sale 4999 By JOHN PLATERO Ansoriakd PrcM Writer 1 1 i KEY WEST Fla (AP) From the mythical King Midas to the con-quistadors down to the present day the lure of great treasure has made dreamers of many but has led to staggering wealth for only a few Mel Fisher master scavenger of the high seas is one of the few The treasure he found July 20 in the Florida Straits has been valued high as $400 million in silver ibars gold bullion pieces of eight copper ingots as well as the unrecorded wealth carried by the 289 people aboard the galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha which was sent to -the bottom by a hurricane in Sptember 1622 "This only a success for says Fisher 63 "but for all treasure hunters and for anyone who -ever wanted to be Spanning 16 years Fisher's quest Jor the Atocha claimed four lives including a son cost millions of dol Oars and prompted an eight-year I Jegal battle against the state and I federal governments which sought Ho claim any of his finds The US -Supreme Court ruled in 'favor in 1982: Whatever treasure he 'found was his This week he plans to return to court here to ask for a two-year extension of his exclusive sal- 'vage rights that expire in Septem-: ber Fisher and his 75-employee company Treasure Salvors Inc also face a renewed legal fight from Richard Lightner one of many other treasure hunters who have disputed claim to the 1 sunken treasure Underwater adventure and lost treasure have been a lifelong passion for Fisher who built his first makeshift diving bell from an old hot water tank as a teen-ager in Gary Ind Joseph Hlodnicki a boyhood pal who still lives in Indiana recalls: had a window built in the front of it He would put on leaded belts and leaded shoes and we would lower him down We would pump air down to him with a tire Much of adult life was spent in California where he and his wife Dolores operated a chicken farm near Redondo Beach then a dive shop A diving association cre- dited Fisher with teaching 50000 people to scuba dive In 1963 he retired and settled in lorida to hunt treasure full time To finance the endeavor Fisher fold stock in Treasure Salvors to an estimated 200 investors until 1973 said a company official More recently Treasure Salvors has provided a year-to-year limited partnership that is broken up into 500 units each selling for $1000 Some 300 investors share in the 1985 limited partnership and will share in the treasure Fisher and his family own one-third of Treasure Salvors Stockholders have received cash dividends twice over the years said Bleth McHaley a company vice president they have also shared in the actual treasure been found so Fisher's first target was on east coast near Sebastian Inlet where a Spanish fleet was des- troyed in a 1715 hurricane Gold and silver lost there were valued at million Explorers recently brought up an intricately crafted gold cup more than 60 gold coins and an emerald-studded bracelet from that site Treasure Salvors diver John Brandon estimated the load was worth $300000 In 1969 Fisher focused on the nine ships that sank in 1622 Manifests found in archives in Spain showed the Atocha and another three-master Santa Margarita carried enormous tonnage of gold and silver when they filed past El Morro Castle at the Havana harbor entrance and sailed into the Atlantic Year after year he searched sometimes finding smatterings of treasure and artifacts swept across the ocean floor by tidal currents There were times when bills and salaries went unpaid remember once we went six weeks without a paycheck" recalls Ms McHaley Fisher professes little interest in the monetary value of his discoveries and prefers to talk about the archaeological value Experts' howeyer say he has brought up $40 million to $60 million from the Santa Margarita The cargo included 47 tons of silver 7000 ounces of pure gold and 250000 pieces of eight put a value on Fisher says and adds: will never sell my share of the treasure" Many investors feel the same and leave their portions of treasure on display at an old US Navy warehouse where Treasure Salvors has its headquarters Fisher 6 feet 5 inches tall with thinning hair at times less a buccaneer than an absent-minded professor He remember the ages of his children Kim Kane and Taffi One day but week he forgot to pick up his mother who accompanies him daily to the office He rarely wears socks and habitually folds up the legs of his trousers He disdains expensive clothing and friends say his wife has to make certain he's dressed properly on formal occasions Two days after finding the Atocha treasure he overslept for a national TV appearance Mrs Fisher stays in the background keeping a close rein on expenses Sale prices on lamps pictures and brass affective thru Saturday August 3 1 st Percentages off represent savings on regular prices All Pictures All 25 It's our walls water 40 50 off 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