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Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
By HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK, Aug. s.. GUP-
Hand me down my walking cane
and my cheese, boys, because this
rat is leaving sinking ship.
Goodbye, Captain Mccarthy.
Farewell. First Mate Dickey.
So long, Boatswain Di Maggie!
And au revoir to the rest of you
Misunderstanding, Keller. Gordon
Rolfe, Gomez, Crosetti, Dahlgren
and Selkirk. 1t was nice to have
known you When-when you were
bombers instead of busts. champ
ions instead, of chumps, and vic
tors instead of vanquished.
I don't know to what American
League ship am going, as I gaily
leap overheard, but I'm on my way
to a safer haven. 1t may be Cleve-
land. it may be Detroit, or it may
even be Boston. AT the moment
I'm treading water, but that is
better than becoming a completely
drowned rat.
Rat that I admit I am for leav-
ing you when the gunWales. are a.
WdSil, lItcic dlc cAtCIludllllS Gil :
cumstances. Many a man has stuck
by ball club, but try to name me
a ballclub that has stuck by a
man. When !. had whooping cough
last year did Mccarthy come by
and Whoops it up with me? When
chicken pox laid me low two years
ago did Joe Di Maggie bake me a
cakewith an autograph on it? When
the Morris plan clamped down on
me did any one of the Yankees
volunteer to dig into his world
series money to save me the embar-
rassment of embarrassing my CO.
signers?
No, no, a thousand times no. You
could put in your eye all the calves
foot Jelly and broth the Yankees
brought me when growing pains
attacked me. For all they cared
the Morris plan could make me
into chairs
So, it's with a whisk of my whis-
kers that I leap from their ship.
and leave them to their second
division laundering.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
kovacs Win Over Riggs Fails to
Shake Bobby, Saws He Beat Budse

tony to report for initial practice
Friday.
Many colleges now are pattern
ing their statistical services after
model provided by the National
football league +. Fullback Johnny
Drake of the Cleveland Rams has
been playing cowboy parts in the
movies &. George Usso 261 pound
guard and captain of the Chicago
Bears, was hired as plain clothes
detective at the Fairmount race
meeting -. Connie Mack thinks
he has another pitching find in
Porter Vaughan, southpaw from the
University of Richmond in
siders believe Nebraska will replace
Chicago in the Big Ten conference
by 1045 and that Wichita will
be given Washburn's place in the
Missouri Valley league
The $4,000 that Cincinnati paid
Chattanooga for Mike Dejan makes
about 100000 that Bill McKechnie
has spent trying to acquire a slug
eing left. fielder in three years
wonder if E. R. Bradley is still
willing to send Bimelich up against
Challedon and Kayak, II in a
weight-for- -age challenge such as he
issued last year . since Mike
Jacobs first promoted the Ross
McLarnin bout six years ago, he
has staged 81 championship fights
in which titles have changed hands
Is times
Nile Kinnick. who wants to study
law, is still tinkering with the idea
of playing year or two of pro-
feSSional football.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
I.V Golfers
Enter Tourney

The cream of the southwest's
amateur golf crop will start fir
ing practice rounds over the AL
buqucrque country club this week
In preparation for the opening of
the annual Southwest tourna-
ment next Sunday.
The tournament, which was
staged at the Barbara Worth
course last year, will attract at
least dozen valley golfers, ac-
oorG.ng TO M. O. Simms. Barbara
Worth president.
Among those who have already
signed TO attend are Forrest
Manley, r. ID. McPherrin, John
kepley, Bob Rayburn and Logan
jenkins.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK. Aug. 5. UP)-
Stocks made an irregular decline in
light turnover today. major COM
modities sagged and business con-
tinued its rise.
Increasing activity came into
heavy industry as the defense pro-
gram gathered momentum. Steel
operations this week advanced
slightly despite closing Of some
plants for much needed repairs
The rate for the industry now is
s9s5 per cent of theoretical capa-
city, new high since Dec. Il.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
stock averages: Industrial. 126. Al.
up 0.0s; rail. 26.sS. off 0.0s; utility.
22.72. off 0.10; and IS stocks, 1888.
off 0.03.
Stock sales approximatsd $50. 900
shares compared with 100000 in
the previous five hour session Fri
day. Curb stock sales were 81 900
shares against $4,000 Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
UNITED PRESS

The Seattle Rainiers today were
galloping along II games ahead of
the Pacific coast league and it be-
gan to look as though nothing but
an epidemic of broken arms could
keep them from running up the
1910 pennant at Sick Stadium.
The heartless Rainiers made it
five in a row over San Francisco
in the Sunday doub1eheader. In
the first half of the split week,
Seattle got 2-2 draw with Los
Angeles.
Seattle took its closing pair from
San Francisco with duplicate scores.
IL, IL. Aldon Wilkie gave the
Seals six hits in the opener while
the Rainiers were getting nine off
Ed Stutz and Swede Jensen. Les
Webber did four-hit job on the
nightcap while his mates did a
five-run rally in the fifth inning
and got nine hits off Al Epperly.
Oakland snapped out of long
slump and nipped Sacramento, Al
and So. Henry Pippen gave the
Solons only three measly hits in
the first one while he Acorns were
punching four of their nine hits
in the fifth inning TO get three runs.
The Los Angelenos stubbed their
toes on the Portland doormat and
could only split a doubleheader
The Angels won the opener, 20,
when Fay Tomas hurled two
hitter, and his partners took 10
blows off Byron Specie and Joe
Gonzales. But Portland ended a
I3-game losing streak by taking a
tight nightcap. 10. in the first
overtime inning.
San Diego took two from Holly
wood. The Padres had a close call
III winning the first, 6-5, as four
run Hollywood rally just failed to
tie the score. Dick Newsome gave
up l3 hits and was in lots of
trouble. Osborne, Bithorn, Gay.
Fleming and Moncrief walked up
the hill and down again for Holly
wood, collectively allowing 10 hits.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
Hollywood Park
Pays Dividends

INGLEWOOD. Calf, Aug. 5 CUPD
Hollywood Park showed unusual
power in the stretch and the finish
and, financially speaking, locked the
gates today strong winner the
past season.
For the first time in the tracks
three year history. Hollywood Park
had a handle of over a million dol
lars. 1t happened twice-sl ,O76, ,557
in Saturdays farewell program. and
Sl,l4i.85l ON Gold Cup Day the
week before.
The closing day. when Kayak II
won the Sunset Handicap by a
head over Specify, brought the
seasons handle to s2o,7l3.24l. This
was daily average of s523, ,770-first
season it has exceeded half a mil
lion dollars per day.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
by LESLIE AVERY

NEW YORK, Aug. 5 CUP)-
Sports-spray:
Defeat by frankie Kovacs at
Southampton failed to reduce Bobby
Riggs cockiness by an iota
Riggs is not in the least worried
about retaining the national title
at Forest Hills next month, and in
fact is aching to get shot at the
pros in an open tournament he
thinks the amateurs would clean
up with the play -for-pay squad
e. asked if he thought he would
have a chance against Don Bulge,
Riggs snorted: Have a chance,
hell I'll lick him every time
on clay courts, and give him all he
can handle on grass clay, grass.
mud or sand we'll stick to Bulge
F.. s. Kovacs will not play in the
eastern grass courts beginning at
Rye today he wants week
to rest before playing at Newport
next week
We see by newspaper headline
that COP Candidate Wendell Will
kie is working like a horse" to
win also that a horse by the
name of Wilkie is running in the
third at Hamilton today from
California comes word that UCLA,
which tied Southern California will
be stronger on the gridiron with
the fleet Jackie Robinson taking
Kenny Washington's place at left
half Owner-coach Bert Bell
of the Philadelphia Eagles reports
that Davey OBrien is sufficiently
recoveed from his recent appendec-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
The Yankees

re WthSeS
Everyone but the Yankees have
given up on the Bronx Bombers
10 win the American league pen
nant. and the men who have won
four straight world championships
are beginning TO wonder a little
themselves as the baseball race
enters the August grind.
Bill Dickey and Monte Pearson
were sent home Sunday, Dickey
with a spike wound that may keep
him out three weeks, Pearson with
a sore arm that will leave him on
the bench for the rest of the sea-
son.
Monday saw the Yankees in Sec
ond division, nine and one half
games off the pace despite the
fact that the Bronx Bombers have
hit more home runs than they had
a year ago at the same distance.
Moving into Detroit last week
the Yankees had manufactured 20
home runs in nine games and hit
half dozen i'll one game, new
high They hit for the circuit 20
times from one Sunday TO the
next and boosted their seasonal
total TO l08.
On the same date a year ago
the Yanks had only 100.
Buddy Rosar, the second string
backstop. was one-man blitz-
krieg for a spell last week and
Joe DiMaggio ran his hitting streak
to 22 games and his average to
.334. Tommy Heinrich moved from
24l average TO .3ll and crowded
Selkirk out of right field.
Yet the Yankees continue to
lose ground and with all that
pasting Of the ball they won only
three games in the week. The an
swer is that pitching cracked up
y1f1t f.ta
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
BENG HW ARMIN6
by Burdette Kinne-
Sports Editor

ing appears to be his old self
again, Spud Chandler has been
the best Yankee hurler and Mar
win Breuer has been pitching in
tough luck. Vernon Gomez showed
signs of becoming winner in re-
cent starts.
There Is still considerable dis
tance TO go and now that the
Yanks have struck their batting
stride they still have a .Iuneh they
may come down in first place.
And over in the other league the
Cincinnati Reds hope they do.
Nothing would please the Cincin-
natl Reds more than a victory
over the Yankees. And there aren't
even many Yankee rooters who
will deny the Reds would do just
that.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
l.. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 2. up
Hogs saleable 700. fully active.
around 10e higher than Friday.
spots up more; bulk good choice
ls0-22l lb spring fed 1851 35:
practical top 40 few local and
fed lights 6.907; packing s3ws s.
$40 few smooth $50.
Cattle saleable 1900; generally
asking higher resales about stea-
dyi load medium 1016 Id. steers
9.35; bulk medium good fed steers
held TO 1925 and above: few me-
dunn heifers 8. feeder heifers 7.50:
few common-low good cows 5.75-
6.75: best held higher. eanners and
cutters 4-5.25; few $50; bulk 6.56-
7.60; calves, saleable 1900; early
sales steady; vealers II, some held
higher: few calves $50: with Texas
offerings 1910; many unsold.
Sheep saleebIe 1000, lambs about
steady: few decks good choice 80
ID. sh 9rt wooled Texas lambs S.25:
deck good 81 Id. wooIed lambs s.25. !.
fdahos held higher.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05

Tuesday, night will see Ell Centre
all-stars play Brawley all-stars in
Brawley, Ell Centro junior police
will play Calexico in Ell Centre
Stadium and the Ell Centro Bee
league will open its weekly sched-
ule at the Adams street park.
On Wednesday night Brawley's
Boggust and Peterson softball team
will play in Holtville and on Thurs
day Imperial junior leagLers will
play the Press juniors at Imperial.
Friday night FL Centre all-stars
will meet the Campbell Dentists
and on Saturday and Sunday nights
the Ell Centre Elks will travel to
San Diego for a two game lodge
tournament series.
B leaguers will play Tuesday
through Friday nights.
Tonight's city league clash will
match Joe Hurst against Bob Do
menigoni Bill Sunstrom for See
ley. Ell Centre llks won the first
half championship and seeley emer-
ged first in the second round.
Only one game will constitute
the playoff, according to league
president Pat Patterson.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
Class { Baseball
Loop0rganized

SANTA BARBARA, Calf, Aug. 5
(UP) = The California Baseball
league was finally a live youngster
today, to play full Glass c sched-
ule and serve as talent incubator
for the Pacific coast league.
The six teams in the new league
and their Pacific coast league spon-
Sors are:
San Bernardino, Los Angeles An
gels; Fresno, Sacramento Solons;
Riverside, San Diego Padres; San
Jose, Oakland Oaks; Bakersfield,
San Francisco Seals; Santa Barbara,
Hollywood Stars.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
L. A. PRODUCE
Los ANGELES. Aug .

Los ANGELES. Aug. 2. up
Trading was moderate.
Cantaloupes; Haless 16s-16s CO.
e9e; 24s-27s 50-60e; 36s 35-50e; ass
25-35c; tip tops 10s-1Gs 50-6Oc; 24s-
rs 20-40c; Los Banos Pony 16s rs
s0e; jumbo 27s-45s $i.15-$I. 25; Tur-
lock jumbo 27s-36s Sl.25-$i. 40.
Honeydews 12s-16s 50-75c; Persians
12c Id.
San Diego 4x5s 50-65c; 5x5s 5O-65c:
ripes 40-50c; 6x6s 40-60c; Oxnard
4x5s G5-75c; 5x5s 75-S0c; 6x6s e5-
15e; stems 2 layer San Diego co
5x6s 1850; 6x7s 60c; Ponderosas
5x5s best 75-85c; egg tomatoes yell
low 60-65c; cherry reds 40-50e.
Watermelons: local 20-22 $500
$1,000; occasional load 80 Ib avg.
stripes held for $14.00.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05

won only three. while losing We've
to Detroit. The teams have had
equal success against other clubs
in the league.
The Yankees were also cheered
by the fact they were only six
games behind the Tigers on the
losing side, the side which most
concerns baseball men.
Monte Pearson is definitely out
and there is knot in the whip
of Steve Sundra. Russo has been
an in and outer.
But on the credit side Red Ruff
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
Final Rites Set
For Cincy Catcher

BOSTON, Aug. 5 (UP)-The body
of Willard Mckee Hershberger, %
year old Cincinnati Reds catcher,
who took his life here Saturday,
was sent yesterday to Visalia, Calf.
near his Three Rivers home, where
funeral services probably will be
held later this week. His widowed
mother. Three Rivers postoffice
employe. was his only survivor.
The second string Reds catcher
slashed his throat in his hotel room
shortly before he was scheduled to
play in the second game of a Boston
Bees-Reds doubleheader. He, was
found dead when a close friend,
Daniel Cohen. Cincinnati shoe man
found him.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05

treatment on his sore arm. He may
be useless the rest of the season.
Dickey was spiked badly on the
left foot by Hemsley in yesterdays
game with the Indians and several
stitches were required to close the
wound. He. too. was sent home
and will be out an indefinite per-
iod. Joe DiMaggio is playing but
has been bothered by his knee.
injured this spring.
FELLER SCORES
Another Yankee setback that
hurt was Bob Feller's five hit. 81,
victory over the, former Bronx
Bombers yesterday before 42.407
in Cleveland The loss left the
Yanks in fifth place, nine games
from the top. Jack Doyle, Broad
way pricemaker. quotes Al against
the Yanks winning the pennant.
the longest price he has made. on
them this late in the season in
Is years.
Feller was master worker yes
terday, hanging up his 18th victory
of the season. He famed only one
man, the lowest strikeout total for
him this season. But he made it
in the clutches. The Tribs belted
Red Ruffing for 10 hits and Big
Red lost his eighth game.
AS the Red SoX beat the Tigers,
behind Lefty Grove. 7-3, the In
dians moved within half game of
the league lead Jimmy Foxx't oath
homer and Ted Williams 420-foot
triple with the bases loaded were
the big blows off Hal Newhouser
Hank Greenberg hit no. q with a
mate on.
Washington shellacked the White
Sox twice, 4-3 (ten innings) and
40, Doubles by Lewis and Travis
won the opener and Ken Chase's
3-hit pitching captured the night
cap.
The Browns swept pair from
the Athletics, 5-4s and GA. Hobers
by Berardino. Heffner and Cliff
accounted for four st. Louis runs
in the opener. MeQuinn's double
and single drove in three runs in
the nightcap.
The only National League team
that could win a double bill was
Pittsburgh. which isn't going any
place anyway. Frankie, Frisch,s
team slugged the Phillies twice,
6-l and Ga. Rip Sewell held the.
Phils to four hits in the opener.
beating Hug Mulcahy. Deb CAIRNS
homer with one ON in the seventh
won the. nightcap.
The Reds had another stormy
day in Boston. just managing to
get an even break with the Bees.
After Bucky Walters had lost the
opener, 5-3, to Dick Erickson, the
Reds slugged out IT. hits to win the
nightcap, 1873. and protect their
6l2 game lead. Frank Mccormick
made six hits in. the two games
and drove in eight runs.
DODGERS SPLIT
The Dodgers gained an even
break with the Cubs in a, flying
finish. The Cubs won the first
game, ll-3, knocking Freddy Fitz-
simmons to cover in the first inn
ing and collecting 81 hits in all.
Peewee Reese's homer in the ninth
tied the score and Dolf Camilli's
circuit blow in the 1lth gave the
Dodgers 7-6 decision over Claude
Passeau in the nightcap. After Joe
Meowick has gone hitless in ID
straight times at bat. Leo Durocher
benched him in the nightcap.
Hal Schumacher broke his run
OF hard luck by pitching the Giants
to 3-2 triumph over the Cardinals
but the effort was too much for
Terrys team which dropped the
nlghtcap, 6-3. Babe Young's single
won the opener. Bill MCGEE, who
hadn't beaten a first division, club
all season, let the Giants down
With nine hits to grab the night
cap. Ernie koy's triple drove in
two runs.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05

sharp tongued third base catch
to use more caution in his remarks
to, rival players. 1t seems that
Fletcher addressed sei1le rasping
remarks to Cleveland's Rollie Hem
sley, the reformed playboy, If
Fletcher can't talk, his value to
the Yanks is reduced SO per cent.
Other Yankee misfortunes con-
Germ pitcher Monte Pearson and
catcher Bill Dickey. Manager Joe
Mccarthy sent Pearson, who hasn't
won a game in a month. home for
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
Seattle Stretches Lead TO 17Ganles:
Oakland Wins Two to REGAIN End

San Diego took the windup, 81. Bill
Thomas got credit for a win and
Rugger Ardizoia took the beating,
each side getting six blows.
Sacramento goes to San Francisco
this week, Oakland to Seattle, Hol-
lywood to Portland and San Diego
to Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
JeffMi|Is Gives
0ne.Stop.Service
AT 9Th and State

Earthquakes, snow and heat
somehow fail to make even a
slight dent in Jeff Mills opin-
ion of Imperial Valley.
For 81 years Jeff has lived
in Imperial Valley and as far,
as he knows he will be here
for 81 more, at Fifth and State
streets in Ell Centre as the
Smiling Associated dealer"
Jeff has been at the Fifth
and State location for year
and a half, directing complete
"One-stOp service" that in
cludes everything for the mo-
tOrist. Car wash jobs, polish
ing, fabrication, gasoline, tires
and battery checks and the
many small services SO impor-
tant In maintaining automo-
biles in perfect running order
are all performed under the
same roof.
All Associated products are
used with Goodyear tires and
Hobbs batteries, Permutit soft
water is used exclusively at
the station.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05

etss SaPtI
The New York :
Ell, however. re-
fuse TO give up
and point TO the
fact that the diff
ference between
their position and
the top is the
exact margin the
Tigers hold on
them in the sea-
play.
Starting I'll S
week. S play the
Yanke e h We
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
LARGE FIELD ENTERS 2ND
ROUND OF NET PLAY

RYE, N. Y, Aug. 5 CUP)-One
of the finest fields in the history
of the annual Eastern Grass Court
Tennis championships takes to the
courts today in al matches which
will complete the second round
Brackets on both mems and Women's
departments.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
BOYS TENNIS TITLE AT
STAKE IN TOURNEY

CULVER, Ind, Aug. S tUP)-
Players from Is states begin matches
today i'll competition for the ma
tionai. Junior and boys tennis
championships at the Culver Mill
tary academy Officials said there
were 160 contestants.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
CHICAGO GRAINS

CHICAGO. Aug. 8. 0uPt-Wheat
futures ruled steady TO shade
easier on the Chicago board of
trade today in what observers said
was the lightest turnover in many
months. Corn also was steady to
easy.
Wheat closed off 4 to 3 cent.
Sept. 745s -75: corn was down 4 to
= cent. Sept. 5sA -59zs: oats !.
TO z cent lower. Sept. 2sAB. and
rye = to = cent higher. Sept. AZ
= A. Soy beans were u to 7. cent
lower. Oct. 73ssB.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
L. A. STOCKS

Los ANGELES, Aug 2. UP)-
stocks fluctuated on "A narrow
range on the Los Angeles exchange
today with four issues. up, four
Union oil 12A up 70; Consolidated
Steel pfd 11A down u: Pacific
Clay Products 4 down u; Weber.
Show Case and Fixtures pfd Az
down 1A; new low.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Markets at a Glance

Stocks irregularlY lower in dull
trading.
Bonds lower; L. S. governments
higher.
Curb stocks irregularly lower.
Foreign exchange steady.
Cotton steady.
Wheat off "a to 4 cent: corn off
u to q.
Rubber firm.
Silver unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
Probable starting lineups:
SACRAMENTO JUNIORS
WIN NORTHERN CROWN

SACRAMENTO, Aug. S (UP)-
Sacramento today held the Northern
California American Legion Junior
Baseball championship and began
pointing for it's series with the
Southern California winner for the
state title.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
l.. A. POULTRY

Los ANG ELES, Aug. 2. tUPt-
Hens, ieghorns. "a 81 lbs. lie
Hens. leghorns. over lbs. -. lie
Do. over 4 lbs ................ 12c
Hens, eoIored, 81. TO lbs :. f9e
Hens eolored, oyer lbs -. 19c
Broilers. over Ia up to :. lbs. 15eI
Broilers, over Ia up to ga lbs. lie
Fryers. leghorns, over ga up to 10
Fryera. coiored. 21z ga lbs -. lie,
Eryers, colored. ever 3A lbs up loe
Roasters. eoIoreG ......... ~
uld roosters. eorored ..........
old roosters. legboru ............ be
stays 14c|
Ducklinga. over pounds l5c|
DuekliuFk. under hounds -. 14el
old ducks .......... Sc
Young geese 15c
Old tom turkeys ......t-s..... lle
old hen turkeys -. ........ lie
Gauons = lbs. and up 24el
Habblfs. Ne. 1 VIII. 2H-4E lbs. :. 10e
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
Dickey, Pears on Sent Home
'Fel|er Stops Champions. Sends
CieveIandNeare Top; Bosox Whip
Tigers; Cincy, Boston Divide

NEW YORK Aug. 5. (UP)-When it rains, it pours.
The Yanks know it Everything they do to be
wrong
Things weren't going bad enough for them league
president Will Harridge wired Art Fletcher the Yanks
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
PIayoff Toni sht
OPENS Weeks S
Schedule in &C.

A week crammed with good sofball games was in
the offng for Imperial Valley Monday as El Centre
Eks and Seeley towners prepared to open the week
activity tonight at :15 in game to determine the city
loou oh in
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05
L.. A. BANKS

Los ANGELES. Aug /. eUP1-
TraHEamefica ............. ~. &
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-05

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-03
New Service
For Tacoma
Opera Groups
Times TO Tell About
Metropolitan Doings

Fer the eenefi, O. the several
hundred listeners 10 the Saturday
broadcast under the auspices OF
the Metropolitan Opera Guild. The
Times has arranged Tor announce
ment OF the program each week on
the Friday preceding the perform
snee. Included vii be a brief
story Of the opera and informs-
ton concerning the director and
the members OF the cast.
First guild performance this sea
son Will be Saturday. Dec. :. when
the Mozart opera. Marriage Of
Figaro. viii be performed
Never in the history Of America
has there been such an interest in
opera. Through the promotion Of
the Metropolitan Opera Guild.
groups have been organized all
over the country 10 study opera.
Tacoma's interest has developed 10
the point where the Saturday
opera hour has come To be time
when interruptions are resented.
This is not = commercial broad
cast but is offered for those who
are interested in opera and have
not the opportunity TO attend the
performances.