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CATCH SPRING COMING 2 SeC.G-SUN-,FEB.23,1964 taflflhgflrt CfatH parosa and burnished or-, ange California poppies. The blossoms are a little slow in coming up in Antelope Valley. They are not Desert Drive Offers Bloom-Filled Scenes CAL I OR I A expected until the latter part of March. Valley res- ill' icterus are noping tor one more good rain to help them along. up in vacant lots in the city.

bo many motorists have driven into the Palm Springs area to see nature big show FBI Agent Will Speak on Law William G. Simon, special that Edgar L. McCoubrey, immediate past president of the Chamber of Commerce, has suggested that city crews be sent out to water the desert plants. To the South City residents who can't wait for spring can catch it on the way in by driving out into the desert. For the desert flowers are beginning to bloom, in some cases six weeks earlier than usual.

Palm Springs reports its best crpp of lavender verbena, a small plant which grows close to the ground in patches, in seven years. Good rains last October and warm weather since are believed responsible. Heavy patches of the plant are visible for 20 miles Acres of verbena have also sprouted up all over Borrego Valley and in Anza-Borrego State Park. Scattered among the lavender blossoms are agent in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles office, will speak on "Modern Day Challenges in Law Enforcement" at the annual Communion breakfast of the Catholic Press Council of Southern California next Sunday (March 1) in the Statler Hilton. The breakfast will follow a Mass to be celebrated by the Rt.

Rev. Msgr. Patrick Roche, managing editor of The Tidings, at 9 a.m. in Our Lady Chapel, 811 Flower St. small, yellow sunflowers, making a brilliant contrast.

There are also bumper crops there of white-and-red desert five-spots, red nama, "And then, of course, there's the cost of the time I spent convincing you weren't trying to run up a bill." down the valley from Palm light blue lupine, creamy white desert lillies, red chu- bprings. It has also sprung tif nh.h.1.111. TTTTTTTI H-HM-M-i 1' I BY ISAAC KASHDAN INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER Address letters to Chest Editor, l.A. Times lot Angel" S3, Calif. CHESS Cr-" 'Si Feb.

2), lt4 TIMES PROBLEM 356J By 0. Wielgos BLACK II SO. CAL CHESS LEAGUE STARTS TEAM PLAY The most active period of the year in local circles will commence the first week March with the opening round of team play organized by the Southern California Chess League. At the last meeting of the league a total of GS teams were registered, representing IT clubs throughout the area, from Santa Monica to San Bernardino. The teams have been divided into four major divisions, based on the average ratings of the LA lie snii as a hug in our huiia v-soft junii suit Zip into this soft cotton and acetate juiyip suit and perfect warmth and comfort arc yours, Cuffs and neck-are knitted, it zips up the front and snaps at the neck.

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Each division will contest a separate round-robin, with six players on a side in each match. The Herman Steiner Chess Club has entered five teams two in the highest rated Division A. two in Division and one in Divison C. The San Fernando Chess Club is challenging with four teams, one in each division. The winner in Division A will be the league team champion.

The Steiner Club is tiie defending titleholder. If previous practice is followed, the two leading teams in each oi the other divisions will move, up to the next higher division for the 1965 matches. yellow, sizes S-M-L ..8.98 i Qrdlf by mai! or phone M4 6-3555 mjy to. lingerie 10 all ten stores 4. 3 I I I I 1 I Last year most of the team-met in Santa Monica for the first round, in one of the largest chess gatherings in local history.

This idea was voted down this time, because of the extra traveling required for many teams. following are the clubs in each division: DIVISION' A Steiner Masters, Santa Monica. City Terrace. San emando Valley. Tos Angeles Mate College.

Pasadena, Monterey WHITE i White mates in three. There are symmetrical features in both problems today. No. 3306 has several prettv echoed mates. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 55: 6-07 SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1560: Q-QN6 Threat, 2 NxPch; if 3 N-BI; it P-Q3, 2 NX P.

SOLVERS' LIST Kite points I- AlU. JI. Chu-torian. 31 rs. R.

Coogan, t. A. Dae-jrett. E. T.

Dana. B. parrow. C. Foster.

Mrs. A. E. Haippel, Mri. T.

T. Lanzl, G. Ion-Maitiu, F. ,1 Munson, 1. Nordstrom.

J. M. Rios. R. Koslin, C.

E. btern. R. M. Stuarts.

Four points Dr. J. A Healy. To points J. T.

HaH. O. It. Ketchunv H. Kimel.

X. S. One point J. Curtis. Folev.i A.

J. Jackson. M. W. MacLeod.

E. W. Myers. W. C.

Stephens, Mrs. H. T. Vone. Park and sterner 11.

Defiifttely Hireteh' for decided separation S3ii Fernando DIVISION Downev. Steiner Junior. Galley. Covtna. Santa Monica B.

Steiner Trallants. Westchester. Pasadena B. Rivtrside-San Bernardino and Jet Propulsion Laboratory. DIVISION Downey.

Mon-terev Park, San F'ernando Valley, Vhiitier. State Highways, Whit-tier Lone Beach State Colleue. Jet Propulsion 1-aboratory. El se-rundo and Steiner DIVISION7 Monterey Park, fiiv Terrace, San Fernando alley, Westchester, El Seeundo. Long Beach State College, Penthouse.

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Angeles State College and Los ingeies College C. STEINER TOIRNFYS California champion William G. Addison has stayed in the winning column for six suc and one of every four players will win a membership for "one year in the U.S. Chess Federation. Groups of four players will be paired together in round-robin competition, with games limned tp one hour each.

The tournament will thus be concluded in one evening. Gordon Barrett will be the director. The dates nf the South Central Valley Open Tournament have been changed to April 3 io u. The event, sponsored by the Fresno. Visalia and College of the Sequoias Chess Clubs, will start at 8 p.m.

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corset and bra salon 44 all ten stores lead in the championship tournament of the Herman Steiner Chess Club, S801 Cashio St. Julius Loftsson also has six points, but he lost twice to Addison and Irving Rivise, and drew two games, to earn a score of 6-3, good fur second place. With a number of adjourned quoias at Visalia. Have llie Dresden IpoU Six rounds will be played to be completed by Sunday after- tnd postponed games not yet iiuiui. ror uinner inform tun 31 cleared up, the other leaders at m-ite t( To Stamper 133 the last count were Charles Ccinyer, Visalia a in fashionable cotton ITJ Henin with 5-3 and Zoltan Ko- MAjf.

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MAY IROADWAY, EIGHTH AND HILL STREETS, j.0S ANGELES 4, CALIFORNIA. lis this couocn to order my item on this page. at poolside. Npw enjoy jts adapt League 01 America, leading organization devoted to chess bv mail. Despite this tremendous score, the result was in doubt until the last few weeks of Play, Donald J.

piesen of Clo-quet, had a streak of 15 ltrugh. 'Hch flnallv oiw, by, "Iraw tost Jack Battel! of ew york. following is a game by the winner. vacs with 4-3. Robert Currie.

Morris Gordon and James La-zos were at the 5uf mark. The reserve tournament at the club was won by Lea Kit-persmith with the fine score of His one draw was against J. Kliger, who finished a close second with 6-1. The margin between the leaders was due to the draw scored by Mrs. Jacqueline Pia-tigorsky against Kliger.

Mrs. Piatigorsky was fourth the event with 4-3. Mrs. Lina Gru-mette tallied 4M-22 tq take third place. MOXTEREV PARK l)f'E The Monterey Park Chess Club, which meets regularly Friday evenings at Barnes Park, McPherrin and New-mark, will run an "international" tournament the weekend of April 17 to 19.

It will be a six-round Swiss system tournament, with a guaranteed first prize of S100. the entry fee will be SS. of Quan, I Item Styie i Size i Color 2nd Color Price i center your rami. O'jNTER DEFENSE HltkminiLynch ffick Lyncn 1 Black address. city B-Q2il4-N-K 8 B2 White t-P-M i-pxP 3- B-NSch 4- B-B4 5- B-N3 4 P-KB3 7-P-ORi -p-qbJ -PP 10- P-04 11- P-B7 i AY 11 Ma! B-OB4 0-K2ch N-B3 N-K4, N-R4 B-N2 P.N3 N-BS Csh CO 0.

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No down payment, up to 10 months to pay. Shop witlf I Ihirga-Piete BEVERWIJK, HOLLAND QUEEN'S GAMBI DECLINED which S2 will go tr the Inter national Affairs Fund of O'Ktlly'Pachman 2J ChecK box tor application blank. O'Kellv B. oei-'iiecho- 9'um'slovakii slovakii White Slum Black Bck Whitt N-KB3I P-K3 18-Q-B3 lf-KR-0 M-P-KR4 U.S. Chess Federation.

The tournament director will be Ron Pease. To enter in advance or for further information, write to him at 9323 Glen-don Way. Rosemead, or call him at AT. 0-S173. r-K 3 KR4 P-Q4 f-B4 ZI-H-B7 P-QN4 KPxP 22-NxRPI 8xQ xQ M-BJliJPX PxN 1-N-KB3 S-P-B4 J-P-Q 4- P-K3 5- BPxP 6- B-K2 70-0 -P-ON3 -B-N2 10-PxP D-NB3 12- R-B 13- N-Q4 B-N3 PxP BxR KB R-B B-NJ 25 B6 0-0 28 RxKRP B-R2i2-RR8ch 6x8 30-P-BS Q-Q213 P-R7 N-K53-8xPch! KR-Q si I 111 K-K2 P-B3 K-B2 K-N2 Rliiflns 15-NxN I6N-K21 17-N-B4 vbb tevn at may Co.

1X0 titrtVN PAVMENT. UP TO IO Xtnismtc CHESS CLUB XOTES Frank Metz announces an open tournament which he will direct over the weekend of March 7 and 8 at the City Terrace Chess Club. 126 Hazard St. It will be a five round Swiss system, with an entry fee of $10. Membership will be required in the U.S.

Chess federation. The prizes will depend on the number of enti les. For further information, write to TARHASCH DEFENSE Traptl Poisar rrtpI.PeMr Hunwry IHunoarv S'X'-J T2FAr ON OPTION ACCOUMT. Ciechosiova)iia! Czechojlovakia White Biack' Whitt Black N'-05 RxR NxBch 0-N t-P-04 3-P-OB4 3- N-CB3 4- BPxP 3- OxP 4- 0-Q 7- P.K3 8- 8-K2 -B-02 10-N-Bi Metz at 19096 Schoenborn, Q-M2ch R-K7 Q-N3ch P-04 18-6xB P-K3il9-0-8 P-OS4i9-QR BPxP 21-PxN taB3 22-P B4 PxP 23-PxB N-B3 24-K-R B-ON5 25-K-N 0-0 24-O-B R-K 27-K-R B-N5 P-05 29-K-R B-Q3 30-K-N GB 31-K-R Bi 32-K-M PxP 33-M-BJ 6xN.Btt:.-)j Xorthndge. The U'hittier Chess Club, hich meets in Sorenson Park.

Rosehedsie at Broadwav. will Q-BJch Q-B4cn 0-Q4ch Q-05ch Q-Kich 65 SHOP ALL STORES KOflBAY THRU SATURDAY 9:30 JUL 'TIL 9:30 PJ. aaWNT6WM MQNDAf IN. TO 9lC3 f.M.s TUESOAf THftOUeH SATURfi At A.M. TO 5: JO jf.M, run a Chess for Fun Tourna-jitoxNp went to start at 8 p.m.

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