TORRANCE HERALDDecember 4, 1M7

Foreign Trade Zone Need Here Great-Thomas

Assemblyman Vincent Thomas of San Pedro home from a honeymoon-business trip east Is more convinced than ever that a foreign trade zone should be established at the harbor.

At New Orleans' and New Yorks' foreign trading zones, Thomas said he saw warehouses full of commodities and scores of workers sorting, processing and packing goods. New Or- leans' newly established zone has only 60 employees now but expects to expand, while New York's zone provides jobs for more than 900 persons, Thomassaid.

Thomas said he was told in Washington " that San Francis

permit for a foreign trade zone He said he also had learned that Los Angeles' survey of the harbor relative to a zone had r.een presented unofficially forhtudy to the Hone Board.

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Junior High Noon Games

By .IOANN RADULOVICHSupervisor of physical cdu<

lion at Torrance Junior high school, Mrs. Anna Lasley, has

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planned a series of noon games ' to make the physical education program even more fun.

It Is planned that every team representing a homeroom wil get a chance to play every other team in volloyball. . Thus far the Big Shots and the Romperettes are In firs place; the Panthercttee and thi

' Champs are tied for second, and (he Tarts arc In hlttd place

A record is being kept of the girls who* make the most points while serving. Marian McDonald Krma Peck and Lols M lank In the order named.

LECTURE ON HALS AND REMBRANDT SLATED DEC. II

Those who visit the Los An geles County Museum in Expo sltlon Park during the after neon of Dec. 11 to see Kranx Hals and Rembrandt ox hlhltion, will bo given an extrt treat, accoiding to James Breasted, Jr., director of

I museum.It will bo r. lecture on

two great JuUh painters tn Dr. William 1. Valentiner, mu scum director consultant, wh ( as written numerous books on art and Is an outstanding » thority on the subject. His lee tine will start at 3:30 p.m. Ad- mission is free.

FINEST ARTISTS TO BE ON CONCERT PROGRAMS

The artists available to the^new British opera, 'orrance Community Concert Britten's "Peter Gri .ssociatlon for the concert ser- es planned here this coming eason represent the cream of he musical world, James L. rynch, association president hasevealed

Although the definite series >f at least three concerts prom- sed those who enroll a's mem- >ers of the association will not

known until the January Irlve closes, the organization's >fficers and board of directors

will have a brilliant array of 'Briod talent from which to ihoose a balanced and colorful >rogram, he declared.

The head of the recently 'oimed organization explained 'urthcr that the ex,act series dc- Hinds upon the number of mem-

whose applications are because the selection com-

mittee will base its choices on- vallable from member-

ship dues.He stressed that every artist

on the Columbia Concerts list H there only after attaining high rank with discriminating critics and audiences in the nation's eadlng cities.

Along with the names of art- sts famous all over the world, many of whom were able to Jttain international reputation through development before Community Concert audiences, there are also highly talented younger artists who will be the

tars of the future."Eugene List, who thiilled the

world when he played for the "Big Three" at the Potsdam

conference, had been -n Com munity Concert favorite for sev eral years before entering the irmy. Another young pianist

Constance Keene, won national ittenfion recently when she suc-

cessfully replaced Vladimir Hor- owitz before a discriminating Community Concert audience in Springfield, Mass.

Two young Community Con- cert singers, Frances Yeend and James Pease, were outstanding In the first presentation of the

Benjamin rios," last

at the Tanglewood Fost- n the Berkshlres. Instances could be multl

piled indefinitely where today's young artists with Community Concerts become tomorrow's stars.

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Banker To Head March Red Cross Campaign In L. A.

Edwin L. Harbach, prominent Industrial banker, will head the I os Angeles Red Cross fund raising campaign during March, 1948.

Announcement of Harbach's acceptance of this post was m a d < this *eek by Chapter Chairman William T. Sesnon, Jr.

A member of the Rod Croas hoard of directors and long ac- tive in the organization's pro- gram, Harbach will succeed William M. Jeffers as the fund

-campaign leader here.

Opportunities For Jobs In Slight Slump

Mrs. Winona Ellis, manager of the Torrance Office of thr California State Employment Service, has disclosed that cm ployment opportunities have de creased somewhat In the past week or 10 days. Mrs. Ellis tributes this slump in employ merit to the seasonal holiday period and states that Indlca tlons point to a much brlghti future the first of the year New Industrial plants arc local Ing In this area and plan to be gin production around tha date.

Mrs. Ellis further states tha at the present time there Is i need for an automobile mechan io for a position as foreman with a local garage. The post tlon calls for one or tv/o'years experience as an automotlv machinist in addition to five c six years as an automobile nv chanlc.

There are still openings aval able for Veterans and non-vet erans for temporary employ ment during the Christmas hoi days.

Senior Scout Base At Harbor s Developing

new Senior Scout ba.sr (r the Los Angeles Area Conn

Boy Scouts of America, k< ming along In a very satis ctory manner, according tc alter H. Rolapp, chairman of e Senior Scout Committee hlch met Friday, Nov. 28 at e California Club for the pur-

if allocating funds to be sed for immediate needs at the

Scout base at Cabrillo Members of the commit-

e are: Walter H. Rolapp. chair in; Commodore A. L. Villease- r; Vice Commodore K. W. n Wig; Paul Y. Dunn, diretf- of Senior Scouting; Olivet Fields; George S. Behrendt;

r. Seeley Mudd; Harold St.ear Seeley Mudd; Harold

arns and'A. L. Well, donor the yacht Corsair.

Items which weie approved y the committee were a water ne from Ft. Mac'Arthur to thr ase, and the moving of a care ker's house to the base. Some

the funds for this project being contributed by vari

us junior chambers of com erce, Rotary rlubs and indl duals. Utility building to be sed for showers and storage

donated by thr; Pugh Con ruction Co., and the commit

allocated funds, to mov< building to the base.

Two quonset huts will be pur lased and converted Into a creation, kitchen, sleeping and

acker accommodations .

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