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Evening star., 1953-10-22
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CENTIPEDES.

(MrS. II. r., StLUeT Spring.
Excerpts from the Woman's
Home Companion Household
book.)
1T thrives in damp base
ments and is often found in
damp bathrooms and closets.
1t will not bite unless terrified
beyond endurance. in which
case the feeling will undoubt-
edly be mutual. Even so, the
symptoms are not serious and
they can be alleviated by appli-
cations of moist baking soda
or household ammonia, fol-
lowed by some sort of antisep-
tic to prevent secondary in
fection.
1.-THE centipede lives on other
insects, such as flies, moths,
cockroacheS, spiders, etc. and
might be welcomed by the
housewife as a pest controller
supreme, were it not for it's
looks and willingness to bite
when pressed. 1t does little
actual harm and is usually not
present in great numbers,
which complicates the prob
lem of control.
Control: AS usual, the best
thing to do is to keep cent?
pedeS out of the house. Cut
the grass around the founda-
tions very short and do not al
low piles of rubbish, stones or
boards to accumulate nearby.
If there are any cracks visible
in the foundation (centipedes
can f1atten themselves out
when they crawD fill them in
or board them over. If the
house is built on concrete
blocks, do not allow heaps of
rubble to pile up under it. If
it is raised on wooden tiers,
spray them with creosote oil,
together with the ground un-
derneath.
Screen windows and doors
and be sure they fit tightly.
If the cellar is cluttered up
with stored articles, the cent?
pedes will be provided with
an excellent choice of hiding
places, gratis. Keep it as clean
and empty as possible.
"Pyrethrum powder (fresh
and finely ground) scattered in
likely places will kill them on
contact. Spread it around in
the bathroom and basement
and in whatever dark Granny
one has been surprised.
For the rest, just kill them
as they are found. Shake out
garments diligently before put
ting them on and when a cent?
pede drops to the floor, step on
it quickly before it gets away.
In spite of their wiry looks,
centipedeS are very fragile and
crush easily"
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THANK YOU NOTE
mrs. T. A. r., Washington
Many thanks to Mrs. V. r.,
Arlington and Mrs. H. D. H.,
Washington. I tried the ham
loaf tonight and like it very
much. I shall try Mrs. H.
leftover ham recipe next time.
Evening star., 1953-10-22
THANK YOU' NOTE

II1tA1VLA IOO 1VO E
mrs. T. A. r., WGShinqton)
Many thanks to Mrs. v. r.,
Arlington and Mrs. H. D. H.,
Washington. 1 tried the ham
loaf tonight and like it very
much. I shall try Mrs. HIS
leftover ham recipe next time.
Evening star., 1953-10-22
Phi Delta Delta
Tea for Students

A tea honoring freshman wom-
en- law students will be given
Jointly by the five Washington
chapters of Phi Delta Delta
legal fraternity from 4 to 6 pm.
Sunday at the All Nations Club,
1903 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Among distinguished members
of the fraternity expected to at
tend are Judge Nadine Gallagher,
Judge Edith Cockrill, Judge Lucy
omerville Howorth, Judge
Marion Harron and Miss Sarah
Perrin, international vice presi-
dent of Phi Delta Delta.
Others are Col. Mary Agnes
Brown Of the Board of Veterans
Appeals, 1t. Comdr. Beatrice Ball,
United States Coast Guard Re-
serve; Miss Catherine Edmond
son, province director of the
fraternity. and Miss Louisa Will
son, member Of the Board OF
immigration Appeals.
Evening star., 1953-10-22
Phi Sigma Sigma
To Honor PIedqes

The Washington Alumnae
Club of Phi Sigma Sigma So
rority will hold its annual fall
luncheon for new pledges at
the University of Maryland and
George Washington University
at / pm. Saturday at Maxime's
Restaurant.
Mrs. Max Breslauer, president
of the club, will welcome the
pledges. Members of the active
chapters will provide entertain
ment. Mrs. Don A. Balfour is in
charge of reservations.
Evening star., 1953-10-22
League to Meet

Members of the Federation for
Anti-T. B. League of Israel, Inc,
will meet at 8 o'clock tonight at
the home of Mrs. Fannie Bialek
in the Broadmoor Apartments.
The group, working for the
prevention and cure of tubercu-
losis in Israel, is at present en-
gagged in raising funds for the
building of tuberculosis clinic
in Jerusalem
Evening star., 1953-10-22
~. N. Critics
In Minority
Club Is Told

About n per cent of the Amer
lean people believe in and support
the United Nations at present,
Howard A. Cook, chief OF the
Division of Public Service, Office
of Public Affairs. State Depart
ment, said yesterday.
While an overwhelming ma
jority favor the organization, he
added that a vocal minority Of
Americans are sniping at it, caus-
ing doubt and confusion and urg-
ing the United States to with
draw from the U.N.
Mr.. Cook spoke at a luncheon
meeting of the Soroptimist Club
of Washington at the Willard
Hotel.
He told the club it is important
that we know what the u. N. is.
and particularly important that
we know what the u. N. is not"
THE U. NJ" Mr.. Cook con-
tinued, sis not a super state. it
does not threaten the sovereignty
of its members; it is not a nest
Of Communist spies, it is not
controlled by the Soviets and
it is not a hardship on the tax
| payers of this country"
Mr.. Cook said sovereignty ac-
cusations ignore the fact that
the U. N. can not force us to do
anything that we do not want
to do"
He told the group that U. N.
treaties need not infringe on
"our liberties" if the President
does not submit them to the
Senate.
IF some future President
does present these treaties to
the Senate" he added, they
can be stopped in that body"
He urged those present to
study the U. N. Charter to be
prepared when it comes up for
revision in 1855.
"It can be improved" he said,
"but not by the critics who would
carry the United States back to
isolationism."
Guests of honor at the lunch
con included: Sonora de Moya.
wife of the Ambassador of the
Dominican Republic: Senorita
Mirtha v. Chacon, Secretary of
the Embassy of Costa Rica; Mrs.
George Ignatieff, wife of the
Counselor Of the Canadian En-
bassy; Mrs. S. N. Haksar, wife
of the Minister of India, and
Mrs. B. B. Mathur, wife of the
Assistant Military Attache of
the Indian Embassy.
Among others were Mrs. A. H.
Tango, wife of the Australian
Minister; Mrs. r. H. Scott, wife
of the Minister of Great Britain:
Sonora de la Rocha. wife of the
Counselor of the Bolivian En-
bassy; Nine. Liljegren, wife of
the Cultural Attache of the Swe-
dish Embassy; DR.. Oscar Rami-
rez, attache of the Cuban EN-
bassy, and Senor Jose Barros,
Second Secretary of the Chilean
Embassy.
To carry out the international
theme, the room where the
luncheon was given was deco
rated with flags of the United
Nations. Each table was CEN
tered with colorful globe and
miniature flags decorated a birth
day cake celebrating the ami
versary of the United Nations.
Evening star., 1953-10-22
Hostess Association
Plans leo Oct. %

The Armed Forces Hostess As
sociation will sponsor a fall
fashion show and tea for wive;
of military personnel and neigh
borhood hoSteSses of the associa-
ton on Thursday. october %
at 1870 pm. in Patton Hall. Fort
Myer, Va. Mrs. r. j. Wilson, OF
5415 Connecticut avenue NV.
is in charge of reservations.
Evening star., 1953-10-22
AVOCADOS?
Diplomat to Speak

M. Shafqat. First Secretary OF
the Pakistan Embassy, will be the
guest speaker at a meeting of
the United Nations Student Or
ganization at $3.50 pm. tomor-
row at 1851 New Hampshire ave-
nue. NV.
The program also will include
Pakistan songs and dances, and
the showing of two films en-
titled, Painting in Pakistan," !"
and the Fourth Year of Pakis-
tam
Evening star., 1953-10-22
MEXICO CITY;
MATTRESS.
4V11A = AWIk0k1'
/Mrc D III Roth

(MfS. +. H., BetheSddJ
For Mrs. M. j. of Washing
ton: We were in Mexico City
this summer and it is not a
resort city, but a very modern,
cosmopolitan city, comparable
to the atmosphere of San
Francisco. The altitude is
about 1000 feet.
For Mrs. F. G. G. of Bowie,
Maryland. I had an inner
spring mattress which devel-
oped a musty odor when only
a few months old. I bought a
small cloth bag of absorbent
rocks and tied it to the springs
under the bed. Every so often
this gets a wet" feel and 1
follow the directions and dry
the pebbles out in the oven.
1t took a few weeks to become
effective, but now the mattress
is fine.
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PAINT?
MRS. J. w. S., BrentWood)
If any readers have had ex-
perience with odorless paint,
I would appreciate hearing
their opinion as to its merits.
A large department store on
the avenue sells such a paint,
and as most paint odors are
nauseating when people are
living in a house, I would like
to use such a paint on our
walls. Are such paints wash
able, and do they hold up and
finish plaster as well as any
others?
Evening star., 1953-10-22
Woman Geoqruphers

The first fall luncheon of the
Society of Woman Geographers
will be held Saturday at Alli-
sons Little Tea House in Ar
lington. Mrs. Lucille Quarry
Mann, president, will preside.
Evening star., 1953-10-22
WATER COLOR COURSES.

WATER COLOR COURSES.
MRS. M. P. B., KenSington)
A beginners class in water
color techniques is being con-
Quoted at the Chevy Chase
Community Center on Tues
day mornings. Registration is
still open. For information
call Mr.. Diaz, director, at EN-.
3-2440.
Evening star., 1953-10-22
SUGGESTIONS;
LEATHER?
mrs. r. w. F., Harpers
Ferrv, w. Va

tMTS. n. w. r., HGTperS
Ferry, w. Va
An insect light is the answer
to the insect problem. Es-
pecially good for night bugs.
I bought an insect light in
June. the pin-up type, with
a little dish that fits on top
of the bulb, for powder. I
have used one package of
powder and have been both
cred with no insects of any
kind.
Can someone please tell me
where I may get a small
amount Of suede leather?
Cinnamon brown. I lost the
belt to my suede jacket and
would like to make one. 1t
was about one inch wide and
% inches long. Do you have
shops in the city that sell
leather?
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PIANO ROLLS?
I'M. E. p, Washington
I am searching for player
piano rolls. Would any of the
readers be able to tell me
where I could locate these?
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FIG PRESERVES
mrs. G. D. c., Washington
Wash figs, then soak for Is
minutes in l quart of water
to which has been added
tablespoon of soda. Rub off
the fuzz and slough of the
skins. To l quart of figs add:
l cup sugar, l cup water, "a
lemon sliced thin. l stick gin
ger root. Boil slowly until figs
are tender. Do not overlook
or fruit will crack. Test with
a fork and remove figs into
sterilized jars. if necessary, then
continue boiling until syrup is
as heavy as desired. Pour over
figs. Seal.
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QUERY?
mrs. II. N. HydttSUille)
We have several years ac-
emulation of the Readers Di-
geSt as we'll as several other
books. We hesitate to destroy
these. Does any one know of
a school or an Indian Reser-
vation or a school up in the
mountains that would like to
have these publications?
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BAKING POTATOES?
mrs. T. E. H., McLean)
Ladies, just how do you bake
a potato on top of the stove
in a tin can? I overheard
some one say she did this.
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AVOCADOS?
(B. M. F.. Siluer Spring.
I have two lovely avocados
grown from seed. I would ap-
preciate it very much if some
one would tell me through
RICH if I can plant them out
of doors through the winter,
or If the cold will kill them.
They aro nI1ito lorOo
Evening star., 1953-09-15
District Pros Gain Big Edge
Over Rivals in Suburban Golf

Max Elbin, the Burning Tree
pro; Billy Wolfe, Army-bound
assistant at Woodmont. and
Charlie Easton of the Bethesda
range gave the District pros
their biggest edge of the season
over Baltimore and Virginia
rivals in the Mid-Atlantic PGA
pro-amateur at Suburban yes
terday.
All three equaled par of 70
at Suburban Club and, with
Cosimo Tiso of Bonnie View,
tied for first place in the pro
sweepstakes. A field of Al pros
turned out. Unexpectedly large
in view of two $4,000 tourna-
ments in this section in the last
two weeks.
Elbin finished birdie-bi
and played the back nine in 80
for his 10, a score matched by
Easton, a previous winner this
season. 1t was the first pro
sweeps tie for Elbin and Wolfe,
the ex-District Junior star who
expects Army orders any day.
Rick McHale, former assistant
at Chevy Chase, and Frank
Sperandeo, from McHale's For
est Park course. won the pro-am
with a 63 best ball over Bill
Clarke and M. M. Mills of Balti-
more C. c. with ga. Easton and
Inspector Rix McAuliffe of
White Flint and Elbin and John
Roane of Baltimore C.. C.. were
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Troy Trains for Bout
Al Marciano' S Camp

Middleweight Willie Troy of
Washington has shifted his
training quarters to Rocky Mar
ciano's camp at Grossinger, N.
Y, for his final week of work
before taking on Lee Sala at
Turner's Arena a week from to-
morrow night.
Troy is manged by AL WE'LL.
who also manages the heavy
weight champion, and WE'LL
wants Troy to take advantage
of the excellent facilities avail
able in the same camp where
Marciano is training for defense
of his title against Roland La
Starza. Also available there will
be some expert guidance from
Trainer Charlie Goldman, the
veteran fight handler who had
a lot to do with Marciano's de-
velopment.
WE'LL announces that here
after he will match Troy on a
make-or-break basis against the
best men available. The buildup
is over. says WE'LL, for the o.
year-old Washington fighter
who has scored IA knockouts
while winning 20 of 81 pro fights.
If Troy wins next weeks fight
against Sala, he should go on
against the top-ranking middle
weights. If he loses, he'll have
to start all over again and play
second fiddle to Ernie Durando,
another middleweight on WELLS
string.
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Baseball
Continued From Page c-1)

AAO1lL11luCu FL OIIl dSC S.1'P
1852 clincher with the Athletics.
Meanwhile, the Yankee hitters
solved Early Wynn with ven-
geance in the fourth inning,
scoring four runs, and then
caught up and sealed the deci-
sion against Bill Wight in the
sixth and seventh. Yogi Berra
broke the tie in the seventh with
a two-run homer. Billy Martin
drove in four of the Yankees
runs with two doubles and
single.
Brooklyn continued to suffer
from a pennant-winnlng let
down, losing it's second in a row
to the red-hot Cubs, who ran
their winning streak to 10. john
ny Klippstein gave the Dodgers
only three hits in the 81 VIC
tory. The Silver Spring (Md0
hurler stopped Duke Snider'S
hitting streak at 81 games, two
short of the all-time Brooklyn
record.
In other action yesterday the
White Sox beat Boston. 1916.
despite a three-run pinch homer
by Ted Williams; Washington
whipped Detroit, 6-1. and Phila-
delphia edged the Cardinals, 6-5.
Williams homer was his 18th
In 72 times at bat since return
ing from the Marines, giving
him a home run batting average
of .167.
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Lanham Winners Friday
Qualify for Florida Race

Stock car drivers awarded the
first five places in the fifth an
nual 100-lap or 25-mile race for
modified and sportsman stock
cars at West Lanham Speedway
Friday will automatically qualify
for the 250-mile National AsSo-
citation of Stock Car Auto Racers
championship event at West
Palm Beach, Fla, November 90.
Three 10-lap qualifying heats
and a 25-lap competition for
sportsman cars only will COM
plete the racing program Friday.
A purse of $4,000 has been Of
fered..
Johnny Roberts. point-scoring
leader at Lanham this year; Ken
Marriott, runnerup to Roberts;
frankie Schneider, Joe Wealth
erly, Jimmy Delaney and AL
Keller are a few of the top
drivers expected to enter.
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Mat Partners TangIe
In Turner's Team Match

Football players occasionally
run the wrong way, basketball
players have been known to dump
the ball through the wrong bas-
ket and now comes a wrestler
who beats up his own partner in
q team match.
At Turner's Arena last night.
Bibber Mccoy was paired with
the Zebra Kid against Ken AckleS
and Gene Bowman. Zebra wanted
to play a bit rough, Mccoy dis
approved and bopped Zebra. With
the boys wrangling among them
selves, they were a soft touch
for AckleS and Bowman.
The feature singles match went
to Mighty Ursus over Mike Pal
dousis. Other results: Frank
Milano defeated Man Mountain
Dean, jr., and Abe Coleman and
Carl Freeman worked to the
weekly draw.
Evening star., 1953-09-15
High School EIevens
In D. {. Area Playing
Weekend Games

Georgetown Prep and st.
Johns open the Catholic League
season Friday afternoon with a
meeting at the Cadets Airlie
campus as the 1853 high school
football campaign gains speed
over the week end with Is games
involving Washington area teams.
The only other league games
will find George Mason at Aldie
and Herndon at Warrenton in a
pair of Group III contests in the
Northern District of Virginia.
Two outstanding inter-league
meetings will be staged Friday
night when Wilson defending
1nterhigh and Metropolitan
champion, tests what should be
a strong George Washington
team at CIV, and Northwestern.
1852 Prince Georges County win
ner, goes to Washington-Lee to
play the WI squad that throt-
tied Fairfax last week, 300.
Three other teams from the
District Interhigh division u
League will go out of town. two
of them for season openers.
Eastern will try to get back on
the winning side after losing at
Lebanon Pa.) High, 800. last
Friday. The Ramblers take on
the always-tough HagerstoWn
High. Coolidge and Chamber
lain play their first games at
Laurel and Mechanicsburg, Pa.
respectively
Bethesda-Chevy Chase opens
its season by entertaining CATH
ersburg in the lone Saturday
game. Gonzaga, impressive win
ner over Mount Vernon last
week, 800, goes to Baltimore
Sunday for a game with Mount
st. Joseph.
The complete schedule:
Friday,
Gcorgetown Prep at st. Johns, $3.50.
Herndon. at Warrenton, 8 pm.
George Mason at Aldie, $50.
BladenSburg at Westminster. s pm.
Falls Church VS.. James Monroe at
Fredericksburg, s pm.
Wilson at George Washington, 6 pm.
Northwestern at WaShington-Lee,
Pm.
burg, pm.
Culpeper at Fairfax, pm.
St. MarY'S at Friends. $3.50.
Chamberlain at Laurel, 3 pm.
Coolidge at MechanicSburg. pm.
Eastern at Hagerstown, pm.
Saturday.
Gaithersburg at Bethesda Chevy Chase
pm.
Sunday.
Gonzaga VS.. Mount st. 10 at Balti-
more. . pm
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Marlboro 70 Open
Meeting tomorrow

Marlboro looked as pretty as
a picture to horse players today
as the nearby half-mile track
hustled with preparations for
tomorrow'S start of the annual
To-day meeting. Marlboro means
Maryland's major Fail racing
;an't be far behind.
Post time for the first race at
Marlboro will be 1870 ON. daily.
A mile race worth $1,000 the
AleXandrian. headlines the in
augural card. Every race drew
an overflow number of entries.
Almost 400 horses are stabbed at
Marlboro, with another $50 at
Bowie.
Mrs. George A. Saportis, jr..
with 26 runners in her public
stable. was the busiest trainer on
the grounds. Other well-known
trainers of half-milers here are
Dan Chamblin, Mickey Longer
beam and j. j. Waugh. jr., all
Virginians. and Frank Y. White
ley, jr.. who was rather success
full at Randall Park, Ohio.
Jimmy Baird and Willie Clark.
who shared jockey honors at
Timonium with eight winners
each, and Tony Russo, runnerup
with seven, head the list Of
riders. Bobby Mitchell will ride
when his current Today suspen-
sion is up later this week, and
his younger brother Dixie, an
apprentice. also will be in action.
Fretty Kratz, Mike Sorrentino.
Don league and Eddie McIvor
are among those who will seek
riding honorS.
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Seeks Top Streok

MILWAUKEE,, Sept. Is (P.-
Danny O'Connell of the Pirates,
who has hit safely in his last
% games. can compile the long
est hitting streak in the major
leagues this year by keeping it
up for five more games. Duke
Snider of the Dodgers. who had
connected in 81 straight. was
stopped yesterday by the Cubs
Johnny Klippstein.
Evening star., 1953-09-15
By the Asseeiosed Pres.

ATLANTIC CITY, N, j., Sept.
15.-A novel series of turf races
will be inaugurated tomorrow
with the running Of the $25, 900
Foreign Bred Stakes and the
$25, 900 American Bred Stakes at
the Atlantic City race course.
About dozen horses bred in
other lands. and the same num-
ber of American breds, will meet
in the two elimination contests,
both at a mile and an eighth on
the grass.
The first four in each section
will qualify for the $4,000 United
Nations Handicap, to be raced
at a mile and three sixteenths
here September 26.
The management of the course
expects entries representing six
countries - Ireland, England,
France. Italy, Chile and Argen-
tina-for the Foreign Bred
Stakes.
In the American-bred division,
the list includes the top turf
course runners in this country,
headed by Stanley Mikell's
Brush Burn and the Hasty House
Farms Ruhe, who finished one
two in the Meadowland Handi-
cap at Chicago's Washington
Park recently.
Mrs. Esther DUPONT Weir's
Royal Vale, the English-bred
star who rolled up five stakes
victories in this country this
year. tops the aliens" The
Hasty House Farm of Mr.. and
Mrs. Allie E. Reuben also has an
entry for the foreign division.
the English-bred Stan, winner
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Printers Tie for Lead
In SandIot Series by
Banking Snug Harbor

Manager Buck Grier of the
Union Printers baseball team
claims that the City Series cur
rently being played on the Ell
lipse is much tougher tourna-
ment than the national printers
championship his boys won in
Baltimore last month. But you
wouldn't believe it if you looked
at the Printers record in the
present tournament.
Their 10 victory over Snug
Harbor on the North Ellipse
yestel day made it three straight
for the Printers and tied the
Heurich Brewers for the lead
at the end of three rounds OF
play. Only the Springfield Vir-
ginians. who play Military Air
Transport Service this after
noon, can join these two with
a 80 record.
If Springfield beats MATS, as
favored, only five of the IL orig
inal entries will remain in the
double-elimination tourney when
the fourth round begins tomor-
row.
Royals Play Black SOx.
The Washington Royals and
the Washington Black SoX meet
in the other game today and only
one will avoid elimination. since
each has a IL record. The
Springfield-MATS game is on
the North Ellipse and the Black
Sox-Royals meeting is on the
west field, both starting at 4:45
pm.
The game on the North Ellipse
yesterday exhibited the best
pitching of the tournament 50
far as Gene Collins of the Print
ers spaced six bits and walked
only four and Lefty Bill Phalen
of Snug Harbor was almost as
effective. Phalen gave up only
five hits to the Printers.
MATS WallOps Royals.
MATS won the dubious privi-
lege of playing Springfield today
when it swarmed on the WASH
ington Royals, 11-2, on the West
Ellipse. Dick Seidell worked
seven innings on the mound for
the winners before Manager Har-
old Scolpini decided to save him
for possible use today and put
in Don Palmer. Centerf1elder
Pete Burdge continued his bat
ting streak with triple and
two singles, two runs-batted-in
and two runs scored. Catcher
Chuck Moon batted in three runs
with bases-loaded single and
an infield out.
Snug Harbor 900 600 O00--0 8 o
Union Printers 0lO 900 00x-1
Phalen and Hageage: Collins and Eek
holm.
MATS ------- $40 005 011-1l IL 2
Royals 600 600 zoo 3
SeideI, Palmer tS> and Moon; Sedge-
wick, Davis tSl and Corbin. Weaver 20.
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Demolition Race Added
To MurIboro's Cord

A demolition race has been
added to the regular program at
Marlboro Motor Raceway Sun
day.
In this race, which was sched-
uled a few weeks ago but can
celed because of rain, the cars
entered try to knock each other
out of competition and the last
car left on the track and able to
move under its own power is de-
clared the winner.
The feature race will be 40
lap event with most of the top
drivers in the area expected to
compete.