Express and News from San Antonio, Texas • Page 81

Page 4-H San Antonio Sunday, Nov. 7, 1965 Face of-San Antonio By Boh Dale A city lias many faces, Hie faces of Its people, and behind each face Is a story. Hero Is a Sunday profile in drawing and words, one of a series through which you may meet interesting Individuals. Their features, together with yours, make up the face of San Antonio. TOM M.

SCAPERLANDA, retired San Antonio jeweler, fa president of the local Circus Fans a chapter of tho National Circus Fans Assn. Each chapter throughout the nation--there are 200--Is named after a famous circus performer. The San Antonio group is named after the Immortal Alfredo Codona, considered the world's greatest flying trapeze artist of all time. Codona was known for his daring triple somersault. Scapcrlanda, before his retirement in 1S61, was president of Bel! Jewelers on Houston Street.

His Interest in tho circus was born In Galveston at the turn of the century when as a youngster ho wouhi accompany an older brother to the circus grounds and "help out on tho lot" for a freo pass. A vcrilablo storehouse of circus Information and history, Scaperlanda has never been a performer nor traveled with a circus. Ho and his late brother, Pasco, started collecting and saving circus material when only boys. Today, Scaperlanda's circus collection includes early day western movie star Tom Mix's sterling silver-trimmed leather briefcase complete with the famous Mix brand. Among his most prized possessions Is a Barmun and Bailey Circus press agent's scrapbook which Is dated 1905-06.

5Ie also hns about 35 circus route bonks from many famous old- time tent circuses and these date from IfiRl to IfllO. According to Scaperlanria, a circus route book was detailed diary of each (own played during a sensnn. Route bonks also contained pictures of everyone connected witlt the show in each particular season. Kcaperlanda, a friend and confidante of many of the famous names of the circus world, houses his unique circus collection in a large room constructed especially for tho collection at his residence. Alfredo Codona, the great acrlallst, was a close friend of tho San Antnntan and in 1932 gave Scaperlanda a detailed drawing of his trapeze rigging.

From this original drawing, Scapcrlanda constructed a wry detailed miniature Irapcxe scaled one inch to the foot and complete with tiny working pulleys, turnbuckles, etc. Scaperlanda, a "bench" jeweler skilled in making jewelry, also made two tiny trapeze artists (in scale)--a "flyer" and a "catcher." These tiny figures, when placed and timed on the authentically-rigged little trapeze, will perfomi exactly as their human counterparts. Scaperlanda built a miniature horse-drawn steam calliope shout two and a half feet (all which has beautifully hand-carved sides and is painted In the flamboyant colors of the circus. A concealed speaker inside emits authentic steam calliope music from an actual record- Ing. He also built two small circus cage wagons, each containing small wild animal models.

Scaperlanda's collection, o( over ono hundred thousand circus items contains personal effects of famous entertainers such as the slippers of Lillian Lletzel, a pair of costume slippers from Codona, and another slipper worn by Iltielna Zacchinl of tho famous, cannon ncl. He also has two "bull, used In train elephants by the famous Mac MacDnnnid. Scaporlanda helped Harry HevtzlKvg build his circus collcclinn which Hcilzberg willed lo Hie San Antonio Library in 194(1. According to Scaperlanda, the Hcrlzberg collection now on display at the main library, is considered llio greatest historical circus collection in existence. Scsperlaiula and his wile, Georgia, also a circus live at 555 Donaldson Ave, Teen-agers and Automobiles Cnnllnund from Pago I-H an accident Is "chicken" and loses (sometimes, of course, bravery overcomes both).

"Points" Is a game In which a prte is awarded to the contestant who violates thn greatest number of traffic regulations, and In "Pfidestrlan Polo," the object Is io "brush 'em without actually hitting 'cm." These pastimes and others, such as drag racing on public highways, lead to public outcries about "hot rodders." The protests, in turn, provoke Indignant howls of defense by those who say true hot-roddlng is done only under supervision, on private tracks and drag strips. The debate Is largely a semantic one, and the defenders cannot hope to win. Like it or not, most people use "hot rod" as a generic term meaning any noisy, beat-up, cr vulgarly decked-out car driven recklessly by someone under 40. At some drag strips, almost anyone with a driver's license can pay a couple of dollars for the privilege of finding out how fast the family car will go. Father may get his first Inkling of Junior's new hobby when he finds his auto's tires worn smooth and Us suspension system loosened.

It becomes nbvlnus that the oulrageous highway behavior of many in their teens and 20s lias deep and shadowy underpinnings. A psychology professor at tho College of the Oily of A'oiv York, John rinunr, performed an exhaustive analysis of the sul)- ject. "To understand a road-menacing Icon- flger first of all requires that lie bo viewed ns a rebel," Bauer said. "With his weapon, the car, he Is Imlcrrl analogous to a liltle boy with a tap pistol making Micro he Is tlio real McCoy. What ho firms with the cap Is a reflection of his socio-psychological heritage, the knapsack of whlcli lie has carried since birth.

"Nowadays, the adolescent boy In the United Stales Is caught in a unique quandary rclallng to his identity as a male. lieyond the usual problems connected wilh eventual emancipation from the linmo and eventual vocational choice, be is confronted by conflicting laws pertaining to the different permissible age llmlls to bo reached for purposes of sexual conlnct, marriage, joining the service, working papers, voling, drinking and driving. "Ke has grown sufficiently perceptive to I lie juxt.iposilional forces converging on most adolescents, and suddenly we expect him to conform completely in his road manners." After surveying auto manufacturers' ails and finding them loaded with words as "smooth," "sassy," "powerful" and "jet-like," Rauer said, "it Is not necessary to be a psychologist to obseive that many of these adjectives are emotionally loaded in tho sense- that they are not geared to major or basic needs, but to basic Infantile, semi-rebellious feelings experienced once upon a time by tho child and now, conveniently 'incorporated in a car' by (lie process of association." The automobile servos as the perfect tool for bolh escape and stains needs, ho conclude. 1 "Wo have raised a graieralion Itial rebels against controls and authorities. A corroded, value system, osmntlcally passed on to it by Us value polluted elders (make a killing, forgo ahead) is today's inheritance.

We, tho nn- lookers, are surprised a Uio system of operation which has been Implanted into all olhor modes of behavior (school, sports, business, tax returns and sax) are also in operation on the road." 'Fun' for Snowdons By ART BUCHWALD WASHINGTON As everyone has been reading, Washington Is ga-ga over the Nov. 15th arrival in town of Princess Margaret a Snowdon. The i ment has been mounting and it's hard to contain yourself when you realize that the princess and her husband will be here in less than a week. By ALFRED SHEINWOLD Would you rather play cards or people? If you had choice, would you work out a line of play that works against any defense or would you play for an opponent to make a mistake? Sooth dealer Both sides vulnerable NORTH 8 73 A 9 4 I) A 6 4 9 6 5 EAST 4 10 IF 6 2 3 10 9 2 8 7 4 3 WEST 9 6 4 II 5 8 7 A 2 SOUTH A 2 10 7 3 I 5 10 Soufb WesJ Norfft Eflif 1 Poss Poll 4 All pull Open ieacl c-K West leads the king and ace of clubs In today's hand, taken from the new "Complete Book of Dupltcats Bridge," by Norman Kay, Fred Rarpln and the late Sidney Silodnr. Then West continues with the jack of clubs.

If you are a lechnician, you ruff the jack of clubs, cash the high diamonds and ruff a diamond with the ten of trumps. Cash the king of trumps and lead a trump to dummy's nine. Now you lead dummy's last i a and discard the deuce of spades. You would bo home if West had to win this trick because West would have to return a spade to give you a free finesse, or a club, which would allow you to ruff In dummy while you discarded the (jueen of spades from your hand. Docs Not Work Unfortunately this flawless technique gets you nowhere because although trumps break favorably the last diamond trick la won by the wrong opponent.

You must fall back on the spade finesse, and you are down one when this falls. The technician Is a long shot In this hand because the odds are about 4 to 1 against finding the trumps breaking 2-2 and more diamonds in West hand than in the a hand. The practical player Is a favorite to make the contract. When West leads the jack of clubs at the third trick, hern discards the deuce of spades jnslead of ruffing. It isn't completely logical, West will usually shift to a spade on the theory that this is the weak spot of the hand.

DAILY QUESTION Your partner, not vulnerable, opens the bidding with three diamonds. The next player, vulnerable, passes. hold: S-J 10 5 If-6 2 10 9 2 C-S 7 4 3. What do you say? ANSWER: Bid four or five diamonds. Your partner's bid says he has little if any strength ouLside of diamonds, and you have no defensive strength at all.

The opponents must have a slam, and you should do what you can to talk' them out ol it. Nc-w Pope Pius Statue Slated ROME A new statue, riediralnd lo Pins XT, is shortly to be installed in St. Sebastian's Chapel in St. Pelcr's in Rome. The work is the creation of sculptor Francesco Nagni, who was commissioned by Pope a VI and the cardinals raised to the purple by tho late Pope.

The statue stands eight feet high, and represents Pius XI wearing papal crown and cape, silting with his left hand holding a bnok, and bestowing his blessing with his right hand. The new slaUie will replace nn earlier one, which will be retained, however, and placed in the Lateran Palace, in the "Sala della Hero the concord was signed in 1923 which ended the dispute between the Vatican and the Italian slate government concerning (ha papal residence. The word has gone out that Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon want to have "fun." They want to meet young, gay, and amusing people while they're In the United States because, as one society reporter aptly put it, "they're so young, gay, and amusing themselves." The Instructions are so explicit In regards to the type of people the royal couple want to meet that hostesses in Washington have been hard put to fill the bill. I received a panicky call from a hostess Just yesterday who said, "You've got to help me. I can't find any young, gay, and amusing people in Washington." "Well," I said, "some people would still consider me young, I'm rather gay, and, goodness knows, I'm amusing." "You don't understand," she said tearfully.

"Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon prefer off-beat people to stuffy ones. don't know any offbeat people." Try Supreme Court "Have you tried the Supreme Court?" "Please be serious," she said. "Oh, why doesn't Washington have a jet set?" "I guess because they won't let jets land at National Airport." "Surely," she said, "you must know some characters in town," "Have you tried the White House?" "They're having trouble themselves," she said. "Most of the off-beat people they've Invited have refused to come as a protest over President Johnson's policy in Viet Nam "It does present a problem," I admitted. "I need beautiful people who can dance and talk and who are terribly clever." "It sounds like a Job for the Teamsters Union." "You're making fun of me," she wailed.

"No, I'm not. I'm very sympathetic to your problem. What about Congress? There must be some gay, amusing, young, off-beat dancers and talkers there?" "Yes, but they're not mad, mad, mad people." The Pentagon? "Have you tried the Pentagon?" I asked. beautiful, but they're not amusing, The State Department people are amusing, but they're not beautiful. Oh, what am I going to do?" "If you get In real trouble," I said, "my wife can do a flamenco dance on a bridge table." She refused to pick up the hint.

"Why don't you look at It this way?" I said. "Everybody Is inviting young gay, amusing, off-beat people to parties for the Snowdons. By the time they get to your house they might welcome meeting some dull, stuffy people, Just for a change of pace." "I never thought of that," she said excitedly. "My party for Princess Margaret would be different and something she would always remember. I'll give the only dull and stuffy party she'll have in the United Stales." "What will you put on the Invitations?" I asked.

"Come as you arc." ANOTHER TOWER--Diners at the top of London's new 620-foot Post Office tower will revolve three times on hour for an unequalled view of the British capita when the tosver opens next spring. There will also be three floors of public viewing platforms. Prime Minister Harold Wilson opened the tower recently. It is one of the new attractions which are making Britain a major tourist area, according to L. J.

Lickorish, of the British Travel Association. Use Your Wits to Get Job After Age 65 THOMAS COLLINS "I think I want another job afler I retire. "I'm not of this. My pension and Social Security, plus some modest savings, should see me through if what you and everybody else say about retirement expenses is true. But I have some worries.

My job has been my staff of life for 42 years. It's a little frightening to think of being without a job. I think no amount of pension could ever quite stop this fear. "And one other thing bugs me the idea that at 65 ia 169 100 MB I am of no value anymore. Forgive me my vanity, but I have some.

And it rebels at the Idea. I have a world of knowledge in my head. I have skills. And my vanity cries out against the presumption of our society that I am through. I want a Job, I think, just to prove I'm not through.

I may quit a job In three days. I want to get one though TM just to lay my vanity to er sleep. 0 "Can you tell me, frankly 5s and without platitudes, whcth- cr a 65-year-old retired man 5s can get a job?" Here's the Answer The man who wrote this sums up rather neatly the thoughts going through the heads of many people now coming up to retirement. And the answer to his question is: A 65-year-old retired man ran got a Job there are thousands of (hem walling for him, and some of them carry secretaries and mahogany desks. But a retired person, has to use his or her wits more than any other age group ever uses them, He or she must get away from the usual job-getting pattern.

For example: This column in the last year has come across a man who contributed $2,500 of his $11,000 savings to a charitable organization, and got the job as its executive secretary at $7,000 a year; two men--one an Army colonel and the other retail man--who got jobs in the "development" programs fif community colleges which are now sprouting all over the land; one man who appealed to the general manager of bis company just before he retired and landed a job as "sales advisor" with a firm that was selling his company worth of merchandise year. She (Jot Job A woman, school teacher who got a job as a "con- sullant" with an Eastern publisher of school textbooks who enjoyed an Inside track in selling books to her school; an Insurance man who got an executive job in a private university's fund-raising program--a salesman, you see. Apart from such cases as Ihcse, where a person applies bis or her wils lo a particular situation lo gel a certain job, there are "agency" routes to gainful employment: Discovered Plant MIAMI, Henry Perrine, for whom a town a few miles south of Miami was nninetl, discovered tho agave slsalana plant," then unknown to science. The federal government Is using retired people in the Peace Corps. At more glory than money, to be 'sure, but it's a job.

(See your congressman.) The federal government Is about to hire more than elderly people to help out in Ms anti-poverty program. (See your congressman.) Tart-Time Jobs Part-time employment agencies, such as Kelly Girl Service and Manpower, which have offices in most of the major cities of the country. Some of these offices are placing retired people in a vast variely of jabs. Kelly has set up what it calls the Kelly Technical Services which is finding temporary jobs for engineers, architects, etc. Convcn tionai employ agencies are placing retired people in fitting jobs, though not all of them accept applicants above certain ages, (io see a couple of them, and Bsk.

There are three pitfalls you face when you seek a retirement job: (1) You act like you know it all, and most employers will be sure lhat in ils particular arena you don't; (2) you want title and status in line with your former job, which the em- player is holding back for abnut a dozen of his present people who have been fighting for same; and (3) you already have pension and Social Security and so may take your baseball and run home the first time somebody sasses you. For Ihfl GOLDEN YEARS booklet, lend 50c In coin fore of Ihls nrwipaper, to Box 1(72, Grand Cenlrot Slalion, New York 17, CROSSWORD PUZZLE 168 154 20 89 7 137 16? I 2 m- 115 46 105 132 147 164 34 28 124 158 i 117 ffit 109 151 119 ACROSS 1 ol successor ol Mohammed A Entertainment on lavish 10 Part of ihla Beer 19 To lummon to return Ireland 2) Opposed lo aweolher 22 Farm of IhlnKlno 14 Prefix: not 25 To piece cut 5i River lilondi 23 E-ncoun1ere! Exist 30 HiQh mounloln 37 Looking for 35 Prefix: across 37 tttd 38 Himalayan wild Qoal (India) 41 Sea bslwetn A i a Minor nnd Greece (vur.t 43 land measure (pi) 4i Curve 41 Heavy Eon lrv 47 Of belt cl thai- fvar.) Moke edging 65 Average wealhef condition of an 69 Genuine 7i Hawaiian bird (or making hollow melal 74 Bristle 7A Dross 77 Alder (Scot.) JB Six tlon S3 Kind of 84 Standing; room only B7 An Alcoholic bcveraga 50 Sick 92 Uprrahf member of a Iramlno Winged (Her.) 96 Overcotils (Mong) 99 East Indian 100 Oauihkr 0 sovereign 104 (Rom num IDS A Cnineie a Oaaait low woler nd-lU Operoled Ininlng seacoasl tl? Mealing i 51 Bllirord iTiar 111 Tnufeni By way of 54 Tibetan gortllv SA River of land lira Palm Leaf 1 Department cf Health (nbbr.) 11? Collection of laeri 111 Number (fit tpu 171 River of England A volume 115 and Andy 174 Vaif level reolari o( Ailo (pi.) 17V 131 Abstract belna 133 Let oo 137 137 Observe HI Thing In law 142 Rljlntr US inhabitants H7 Inquire 149 Old Indian 15.1 Sharp to faiia 1SX Supremo Being 15S Breed ol dwarf caltle 157 A illflhl flop 1W Bustle 160 leaving lot Plowed land I3 Changei 1M Third king of iw Kind ol floihan Ti8 Parson ftlrn 1M Grmit of dolphin- ill A tr'ncoani W) Down rodder 175 A pnwl '7? Coward Klnq ol Ihi DOWN 2 Symbol of actinium 3 New Guinea i tand fpi.j 5 Runs a Drending 7 the Red 8 A 1enlh part 9 Novel nlilccr 10 Queen oj Navarre 11 Beverage 12 Chair 13 Field of activity 14 Porlrays 15 Worm weather drinks Obtained )7 Syrian 13 Flemish patnfer 19 Losso 33 George Gordon Anx generol 31 Greek Idler 3i Form of "to ba" 34 Require J6 A people ol Nigeria 37 par! Fnlher (F 1 40 i i i severely Therefore A3 A friend 65 heed f( In adoition 67 Mountain laka 68 The self (pi imple- 73 Mada evident Kind of Recess In a shore 81 To scour 11? Diagonal spar on fore-and-aU sail 131 Rich fuhrle 124 Correlotlvfl of either 125 Armed 1 anlley oi old Northmen 137 Through 1JB 130 Sail a 132 Body of wafer 134 Teutonic deily 135 Frencn. plural article U7 One who popular 133 Shakespearean kino B2 WriMnay, ixo Landed propir- Invenfor tiei Horotd us Remained comedton Obfecflvi 85 Hebrew namo i 4 Skill 145 Common 83 Stolen for JoftnuA port of Ilowir 91 Reduces of 91 Hotel ancient Eflypt 9i Anqlo-Soxon 153 Indoneslon o( slaves Mindanao 97 Insect's egg 9J3 Brinj legal 3'? To maVe merrytoo Pold alhlelcs A i a 10i Ravo 4-1 Hraling olnlmenl 10? Arrow poison P'.) 4f Fall, Irish crown infl itonc. A suhilnnr Carved inrtlan iMra 51 IW! 5.1 Mulberiy 5S put on lha i3 Rusilco ifo 103 tool 10A Daclriae )C3 Hindu ol love 1W Slnughler, Inrmcr balt- ploycr 110 A a a 113 dnrer Ol French Parliament 115 Sonifying mold rcrnt 151 Careened, as a ship cruslncean 154 Coarse hominy 154 Idollre ISfl Kind of tres IAI Female reiollvn Or tit Celebes 1M Vnssel for nihii of dend (pM U5 Painful 16A Number 70 Annoy 173 Bfihylonlan numaroi 176 Symbol tor tellurium 790 Verio- For Solution Turn to Pago 10-H.