Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • 19

A Hall of Fame Niche for Popo Popo the Clown of Children's Fairyland has been special to Oakland for a long time, and now he is going to be immortalized as one "of America's foremost traveling He leaves tomorrow for Bridgeport, where his dressing room will be placed in Hall of Fame of the P. T. Barnum Museum, the nation's oldest and most respected repository of eireus memorabilia. Popo's portable dressing room, which he took all over the world during his 58 years of traveling performances, will be the only dressing room in the entire museum. Popo, now 73, shrugs "I guess I'm the only one who hung on to those things," modestly.

"Some of the biggest names--Felix Adler, Emmett Kelly and Otto Griebling-. didn't tour the world as I did. And apparently they didn't bother to save things, His dressing room is authentic to the minutest detail. Economy of space was imperative in trips on the circus trains, and every item was constructed for efficiency and packability. "This goes back to the days of 'one man, one trunk'." Popo explains.

"We used Taylor trunks, which aren't made anymore. They were flat on top and could be stacked one on top of the other, as opposed to the camelback trunks, which were rounded on top. The camelbacks were usually thrown out if you were foolish enough to bring them in, sim- HARKER ACADEMY SUMMER PROGRAM June 24th through August 3rd 6 weeks of fun academic achievement. Coeducational Boarding Day Facilities for Boys Girls Enrollments now being accepted 500 SARATOGA AVE. SAN JOSE 95129 249-2510 Donald L.

Nichols, Supt. ply because they wouldn't stack." And he adds another bit of circus tradition: "You could sit. on your own trunk, but never on another man's." Popo's dressing room will be placed on "Clown Alley" of the famous museum. Other areas are given special names such as "Buggy Whip Row," where memorabilia of famous animal trainers is. displayed.

in uddition to his dressing room paraphernalia, which includes the traditional wash bucket and split level Taylor Trunk, each labeled with his name in large letters, Popo is, also, donating some other circus keepsakes to the museum. These include a clothes rack, elephants, camel and pony blankets; banners elephants, for the four corners of a circus wagon; a uniform; shirts, wigs, hats, makeup, several pairs of floppy shoes, and vest. And he's throwing in a. poster montage of 28 pictures and newspaper clippings showing various stages of his long career. Popo, who.

has been at Chil- dren's Fairyland since 1958, has been honored by numerous organizations, including the United Nations, for his selffinanced- trips during the past 10 years to 85 countries, entertaining children throughout the world. Before he- returns next month from the East he will attend the annual convention of the Clowns of America and make goodwill stops in many eastern cities to entertain children in hospitals, orphanages and schools. Until he returns in April to Fairyland, where his appearances are sponsored by Foremost Foods and Oakland Police Officers Association, Popo will be replaced by his sidek- ick Lolo the Clown, well known for the fanciful balloon. animals she hands out to visiting children. Miners Get Pay Hikes JOHANNESBURG, South -Africa (AP) Nearly 400,000 black South African mineworkers are to receive pay increases of about 25 per cent, the Chamber of Mines announced MEMBER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Appointments: 11 a.m.

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