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Grand American Is The Nations Noisest Sport

farmer, oil men, mechanics, gun
club operators and others from
all walks of life. No woman has
ever taken the big prise, but
several have come close.
Ne Reporters
In 81 previous tries only five
men have broken 100 straight to
win, and no one has ever won
twice.
Joe Hiestand Of Hillsboro, Ohio,
rated the greatest shot Of our
times at the traps, has never
threatened In the handicap. He's
won the high overall champion
ship for the week six times, the
North American clay target title
(2O00 targets at is yards) four
times, the National Doubles
crown twice, but in the handicap
he fires from Is yards back Of
the traps while the novices are
at II yards, 30 he doesn't have
much chance.
Only Walter Beaver, Of Berwyn,
Pa, has ever won from the -ex-
treme 2s-yard spot, no one has
won from "a yards, and only three
from - yards.
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One oddity is that the amaturs
win cash pries-and plenty of 'em
while the professionals win tro-
plies only. Another is that favor
ties seldom, if ever, win-especially
in the handicap events where the
talented are placed far back of
the traps from which the elusive
targets take off. A third peculiar
ity is that the spectators pay .
slight fee at the gate-not to de-
fray expenses, but to hold down
the crowd.
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Mel Parnell Has
New Lease On Life

BOSTON R-A more confident
Mel ParneN, injured nearly four
months ago, took q new lease on
life today and 30 did the Boston
Red Sox after his four-hit shutout
against Washington.
II was afraid that ! was all
washed up-that il was too late
for me to start over again." ad-
mitted the 32-year old lsfthander.
The one-time ace of the Sox
mound corps, making only his
sixth appearance since his wrist
was broken by 4 pitched ball
against the same club April "a,
allowed only two runners to get
as far as second base in giving
up three singles and q double for
a 40 triumph last night.
my arm had been worrying me
for 4 long time" Mel said. 81
was worried before this game. But
once got started ! felt great. !"
The victory was Parnell's first
Of the season against three losses
and his first complete game. A
two-time 10-gams winner for the
Sox since arriving here in 1917
Parnell was hit by q pitch thrown
by former roommate Maury Nc
Dermott in Washington q scant II
days after the current campaign
began.
Since that time he had lasted
total Of only 8 Is innings in five
appearances before last night.
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|Landy Changes
Cut Foot Story

VANCOUVER, B. c. R-John
Landy admitted yesterday he &C.
cidentally cut his left foot the day
before he and DR.. Roger Bannister
ran the Miracle Mile" and said
he tried to keep the injury secret
so it could not be construed as an
alibi.
After a day of denying published
reports, the Australian miller reluc-
family acknowledged the stories
were true. He told reporters he
stepped on a photographers dis
carded flash bulb, inflicting a cut
that required four stitches.
The accident occurred at 3 am.
Friday. Landy said yesterday the
cut didn't bother me in the
slightest. ;" I
Despite the injury, Landy paced
the field in the mile until the clos
ing yards when BanniSter spurted
past him to win in 1888.
Landy was clicked in 3:yO.0.
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As Have Two
Offers Buy
Franchise

PHILADELPHIA IA board of
directors meeting of the Philadel-
phia Athletics is faced today with
two offers to buy the American
League baseball club.
One comes from Chicago bust
nessman who wants to move the
team to Kansas City. The other
was presented yesterday by syn
dictate seeking to keep the AS in
the Quaker City.
Today'S meeting follows talks be-
tween the Philadelphia group and
Roy Mack, executive vice-president
of the AS.
The ''basis for settlement by a
group headed by financier Albert
M. Greenfield and drug store ex-
ecutive Harry Sylk was the second
offer for the club within a week.
Chicagoan Arnold Johnson recent
ly said he would buy the club for
a reported Az million dollars and
move the team to Kansas City.
The exact nature of the local
syndicate's offer was not disclosed
possibly to allow Earle Mack
and his father, Connie, now 81, to
weigh the two without the pressure
of public opinion.
Roy wants to keep the club here
and maintain an active part in its
affairs. Earle and his father have
indicated they want out soon and
that the clubs financial situation
is too precarious to continue oper-
ating much longer.
1t has been indicated that the
johnson offer probably would
mean a two million dollar cash
split for the three Macks.
Greenfield, on the other hand,
has estimated that it would take
about 41a million dollars to "sal-
wage" the club, of which only a
million would 60 to the Mack fam
lily.
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To fire the full nine-day pro-
gram requires $276 in entry fees
alone. That covers an 1sOO-target
route, the first 800 in tune-up
races.
On top of that, if a shooter de-
sires to get into the optional wager
ing system, in which each is per-
mitted to back up his proves with
cash, he may pour $47s so into the
pot. That's a total of $755 for an
"all the way" marksman, and
many of them 60 the limit.
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The big event Of the week Is
the Grand American Handicap, q
lOO-target race which requires q
SIS entry fee..
Some of the visitors in the big
race have picked up better than
$4,000 for an afternoon of firing
and it's generally some un.
known from nowhere who has .
hot day at the traps.
The feature has been won by q
14-year-old boy, a 7O-year-Old man,
pastors, railroad conductors
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Stanky's Removal AS Boss
Seen, Giants Shade BUGS
Old Orioles Started Ducks

BALTIMORE-The old Baltimore
Orioles are remembered fondly
by thousands of Americans moi
only for their contribution to base.
ball legend but for starting an en-.
tirely different sport.
II it hadn't been for the Orioles,
there might never have been the
game known today as duck pin
bowling. The origin of the sport
is traced directly back to members
of that famed turn-to-the-century
team.
Last season more than II, 0OC
duck pin teams bowled on some
$500 alleys in Canada and the
eastern part Of the United States
alone. The annual duck pin tourn-
ament, held this spring at Nor.
folk, Va, attacted more than
900 teams.
Duck pin bowling is. simply.
bowling with smaller balls and
smaller pins.
Authorities have established
that the old Orioles-most of them
b owing deyotees-founded the
game In their leisure moments.
Looking for q light form of ex-
ercise, they began rolling at reg
ular-size tenpins with a six-inch
ball. This was not entirely salts
factory so one Of the players de-
vised 4 set of smaller pins to con-
form to the little ball.
John McGraw the late Oriole
and New York Giant manager, is
said to have looked in on the
game one day and, seeing the
pins fly, declared they looked
like a flock of flying ducks.
Before long, 4 Baltimore sports.
writer ehristened them duck
pins" and the name stuck.
Duck-pin balls are slightly
more than half as big as = reg
ular bowling ball-about IS inches
in circumference TO the regular
balls 27.inch maxium-and the
pins are nine inches tall compar-
ed to the 15-inch height Of the re-
gular tenpin.
The diminutive balls and pins
make for q tough, low-scoring
game. Whereas regular bowling
is considered more Of a winter
sport, duck pin bowling is an
especially popular summer past
time.
Baltimore-area bowlers, fol
lowing the lead Of the old Orioles,
dominate the sport to this day.
The 1884 singles champions are
Vince Della of Baltimore and
Elaine Perrin Of Norfolk. Mems
doubles champs are DR.. Harold
Carbaush and Charles Harshman
Of Hagerstown, Nd, and the
women's tandem queens are Libby
Rakowski and Juanita Johnson Of
Baltimore.
The Patterson team of Balti-
more captured the mems team
event in this years tourney and
Hyattsville's, Of Washington, D. c.,
the women's championship.
Governing body Of the sport Is
the National Duck Pin Bowling
Congress with headquarters in
Wa shinc&on
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Yanks MOUe To
With, Three
Games OF Lead
by BEN PhLEoAR
AP Sports Wrltsr

Eddie Stanky's chances OF stick
| ing az manager Of the st. Louis
Cardinals appear to be growing
simmer day by day.
Unless there is q sudden change
for the better in the Cardinals
fortunes - and none Is in sight
owner Gussie Busch is going TO
have TO decide how much longer
he can stick with Stanky IN face
of mounting opposition.
The source of Stanky's present
difficulties Is his pitching staff. He
talked hopefully about his mound
corps during the spring, especially
after the purchase Of Vic Raschi
from the Yankees. But It hasn't
been good, even at the start, and
the staff has gone from bad to
worse.
Raschi took his Jumps last night
in an ITO trouncing by the Milwau-
kee Braves. II was the seventh
loss for the veteran Highlander,
who has won eight. Cardinal pit
cheers have completed only n Ut
ITO games and only one this
month.
The Cards sank to sixth place
with the loss. Eight Of the 10 Mil
waukee hits went for extra
bases. Del CrandaA, Hank Aaron,
Joe Adcock and Eddie Mathews
all hit home runs.
Even with another two years On
his contract Stanky must
be mighty uncomfortable.
There was a lot OF good pitching
last night, too. Jim Wilson Of the
Braves gave st. Louis only three
singles in winning his eighth game
without q loss.
Johnny Antonelli and Marv Girls
som combined in . three-hitter as
! the New York Giants shaded Pitts
burgh 2-1. The Giants got only four
safeties off Dick Littlefield and
Johnny Hetki.
Lefty Mel Parnell of the Boston
Red Sox scattered four hits in
beating Washington 10. Ned Gar
yer spaced five singles in Detroit
40 triumph ever Cleveland.
The Braves gained a game on
second place Brooklyn, which lost
to Philadelphia e-3, but stayed 7h
behind the Giants.
The New York Yankees defeated
the Philadelphia Athletics 50 and
moved within three games Of the
Indians.
Baltimore whipped the Chica go
White Sox 81 and Cincinnati edged
the Chicago Cubs III.
Cleveland's pennant drive was
stymied temporarily by Carver,
who lowered his earned run aver
age to 2.21, lowest In the league.
Wayne Belardi's 18th homer, In the
fourth inning, provided the only
scoring until the eighth when the
Tigers ran wild on the bases.
Bob Grim gave up 10 hits to
the Athletics but kept them scat
tered in becoming the first rookie
to win Is games this season.
Parnell's victory for the Red Sox
was his first this season. The left
handler has been sidelined with a
broken wrist most of the year. Ted
williams had 1 perfect night with
two singles and two walks.
A day game between the Sena-
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AU-Stars To Meet
The Junior COnchs

The Junior conehs will battle
fhe Key West All-Stars Friday
at 1880 p. m. in the Wieksrs
Field Stadium.
The conehs waIIoped fhs All.
Stars last Sunday, but Mana
ger Valdez is not satisfied and
he has challenged coneh mana.
ger Bill Gates to q remafeh.
Joe Lewis will hUrl for the
All.Stars with Paul Hisss sIat.
ed TO go for fhe conehs.
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TUESDAYS RESULTS
Detroit 4, Cleveland O
New York 5, Philadelphia
Baltimore 3, Chicago /
Boston 4, Washington (night garne)
Washington at Boston (day game), ppd.,
rain.
WEDNESDAYS SCHEDULE
Cleveland at Detroit
Philadelphia at New York
Baltimore at Chicago
Washington at Boston CD
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-11

The Birmingham Barons Of the
Southern Assn. have an odd-size
battery when Mark Freeman, &
feet 6, is the pitcher and Jack
Urban at 5 feet 8 is the catcher.
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TUESDAYS RESULTS
Savannah 10, Augusta o
Columbia 3, Montgomery z
Charlotte 6, Columbus
Macon Il, jacksonville
WEDNESDAYS SCHEDULE
Augusta at Savannah
Macon at Jacksonville
Montgomery at Columbia
Colukbus at Charlotte
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Baseball Results

TUESDAYS RESULTS
Little Rock 8, Atlanta 3
Memphis 3, Birmingham
Nashville z, Mobile
New Orleans 2, Chattanooga
WEDNESDAYS SCHEDULE
Birmingham at Little Rock
New Orleans at Nashville Cd
Atlanta at Memphis (2)
Mobile at Chattanooga
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Strand Wins In
Babe Ruth Loop

The Strand Theater nine picked
up their second victory in the Sec
ond half Babe Ruth League race
last night when they downed the
Key West Insurance Co. nine, IL
s, in the Wickers Field Stadium.
In the opening game, the Evans
Enterprises baseballers triumphed
over st. Joseph's 1928.
st. Joseph's blew up with two
outs in the fifth frame and seven
runs crossed the plate.
Taylor had three hits for st.
Joseph's and Solomon had two for
the winners.
In the nightcap, the Insurance
boys matched the Strands II hits
but could not bunch them properly.
Kerr had a double and a single
for the winners and Owen had
three singles for the losers.
League action will resume Thurs.
day at 7 p. m. in the Wickers Field
Stadium when the Key West In
surance Co. will meet Evans and
Strand will tangle with st. Josephs.
The standings:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-11

Birdie Tebbetts, manager Of the
Cincinnati Redlegs, is a licensed
insurance agent and broker.
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TUESDAYS RESULTS
Milwaukee IL, st. Louis o
New York 2, Pittsburgh 1
Philadelphia 6, Brooklyn 3
Cincinnati 2, Chicago
WEDNESDAYS SCHEDULE
Milwaukee at st. Louis
Brooklyn at Philadelphia
Chicago at Cincinnati
Only games scheduled
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Major League
Leaders

AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING-Noren, New York, %.
RUNS Mantle, New York, o.
RUNS BATTED m Dolby, Cleveland, o..
HTS Fox, Chicago. les.
HOME RUNS Dolby, Cleveland, Is.
PITCHING - Consuegra, Chicago, 1l-S,
.8A.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BATTING-S nider, Brooklyn, .3Sl.
RUNS Musial, st. Louis, 81.
RUNS BATTED N-Musial, OF. Leuss,
153.
HOME RUNS Mays, New York, IS.
PITCHING-W Wilson, Milwaukee, 80, 600
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-11

The correct name of Kid Gavi.
Ian, worlds welterweight cham.
pion, is Gerardo Gonzalez.
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TEXAS

TUESDAYS RESULTS
INTERNATIONAL
Syracuse Il, Toronto Q
Richmond at Ottawa Ppd, rain
Rochester IL, Buffalo %
Montreal 5, Havana 3
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
No games scheduled
PACIFIC COAST
San Francisco 5, Sacramento ;
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-11

The 1854 PGA championship will
lie held July 81 through n at
Keller golf course, st. Paul,
MINI.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boxing Results
TUESDAY NIGHTS FIGHTS

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. . cSaPlis s.l...
153, Phoenix. Ariz., drew with Luther
Rawlings, 14S, Chicago, 10.
DETROIT = Sonny LstOn, 2ol, st. LOuis,
outpOinted John Summerlin. 1854 De-
troit, 8.
troit, stopped Fred Mans, 1SS, Pittsburgh, 3
RICHMOND Calf. Bob Albright, aO6,
Los Angeles, outpointed Frank Busord,
AIS, Oakland, 10.
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WEDNESDAYS SCHEDULE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

WEDNESDAYS SCHEDULE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Kansas City at Charleston -a.
Indianapolis at Columbus
st. Paul at Toledo
Only games scheduled @
TEXAS s
Houston at Dallas
San Antonio at Fort Worth
Beaumont at Oklahoma City
Shreveport at Tulsa
INTERNATIONAL
Toronto at Syracuse
Havana at Montreal
Rochester at Buffalo
Richmond at Ottawa
ALABAMA-FLORIDA
Crestview az Graceville
Dothan at Andalusia- Opp
Panama City at Fort Walton Beach
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San Diego 1. Hollywood 0
Seattle 8, Oakland
Los Angeles 2, Portland I
TEXAS
Houston 10, Dallas
Fort Worth 3, San Antonio I
Shreveport 3, Tulsa 2
Beaumont 81. Oklahoma City aiO
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
Crestview 9, Andalusia- Opp 4
Dothan 4, Fort Walton Beach 1
Graceville 2, Panama City O
Evening star., 1954-04-01

1t in with knives or a pastry
blender-or working quickly with
your fingers until the mixture
is the consistency Of cornmeal.
Now work in the remaining
butter. and let the separate
particles be somewhat larger.
Finally. sprinkle on from 4 to
6 tablespoons of ice water
using the least possible amount
that will hold the mixture to-
gether and shape it into a ball.
Do this as quickly and dextrously
as possible-the less handling.
the better your pie crust.
Place on q Toured cloth,
divide into two parts and roll
out, using q rolling pin encased
in a knitted socklike cover and
well Toured. Work quickly here,
too. rolling dough out evenly in
all directions.
Lift crust carefully into your
ungreased pie pan, fill, and top
with your second crust, being
careful to crimp the edges well
and, Of course, to slash the top
to let steam escape.
Two last words on your crusts.
II you're making a pie with q
soggy filling, brush the bottom
crust with a little egg white first
Evening star., 1954-04-01
PonheIIenic Prom
Slated Tomorrow

The George Washington Uni
versity Panhellenic Association
will hold its annual prom from
8 pm. to midnight tomorrow in
the Shoreham Hotel.
The ballroom will be decorated
in mock spring blossoms for the
occasion.
Highlight of the prom will be a
special dance honoring faculty
guests of the IL hostess sorori-
ties and the new Panhellenic
Council which will be introduced
during intermission.
Pat Reed, of Chi Omega, will
be introduced as president of the
Panhellenic Council for the
coming year. Other new officers
are Eleanor Ready, Sigma
Kappa, vice president; Joyce
Gray, Delta Zeta, treasurer. and
Joanna Kulback, Alpha Delta ri,
secretary.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
The Chef Soys-

Good pie crust is tender and
flaky. but not crumhly. The
fiakiness is controlled by the
shortening in the dough-there
must be enough Of it, 1t must
not be cut too fine and 1t must
be kept cold in the preliminary
stages.
Although there are schools
that recommend oil as the
shortening. and there are those
who swear by lard, ! find that
butter generally works out best.
And before you cry spend
thrift. let me add that marga-
rine is an acceptable substitute
1t has the consistency of
butter, will chill much firmer
than will lard and, of course.
is favorably priced.
AS to proportions, 4 find that
2 cups Of -four to 70 cup Of
shortening does the best all
around job. This will make q g.
inch, two-crust pie.
First of all. ingredients must
be well chilled-the butter and
utensils cold. Work this way
first combine " of your butter
with all of your -four, cutting
Evening star., 1954-04-01
'Alunnoe Chapter
To Fete President

Mrs. James w. Hofstead, OF
Nashville. Tenn, grand president
of Kappa Alpha Theta. will en-
tertain at a tea to be given by
the Washington Alumnae Chap
ter of the fraternity on April 6
at 2 pm. in the home Of Mrs.
Roger E. johnson, 3718 Hunting
ton street NV.
Mrs. Hofstead will present
certificates commemorating so
years Of membership in the fra
ternity to several local Kappa
Alpha Theta; members, including
Mrs. George A. Watts, Mrs. Glen
j. Clifford, Mrs. Cora Belle Moore
Leonard, Mrs. Glen L. Swiggett,
Mrs. Warren E. Darrow. Mrs.
Milton H. Bancroft, Mrs. James
M. Michael and Mrs. Balthasar
H. Meyer.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
SPECIAL RECIPES

MRS. C. J. B., Cabin john
In answer to the request for
special recipes by Mrs. A. E. p,
Cottage City: If she will write
to the Abbott Laboratories,
North Chicago, ILL.,, for a
complimentary copy of their
Calorie Saving Recipe Book
let. she will find recipes for
diabetic ice cream. candy, cake
and cookies. Knox Sparkling
Gelatin. Johnstown, New York,
will send her a recipe book,
Feeding Diabetic Patients"
I have tried the recipes and
they are very good.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
Readers Clearing House IS; s;;';;;s s::"24 q
FORT WORTH
,R Wnshinoto.

(MfS. abb, W0SHtngLOHJ
The following may be of
help to the family moving to
Fort Worth, Tex: I have
lived in Fort Worth from 1880
to 1858, except for a year on
the West Coast. and I would
be glad to answer further
questions if the party will
write me in care Of RICH. How
ever, the following general
observations may be Of value
to you.
# you plan to buy a home.
I would advise you first to
spend q summer in the city
and get an idea of your re-
action to the heat, which is
dry, but very enervating and
oppressive. For many days in
June, July and August, and
September, the temperature
during the day never goes be-
low 100 degrees, and I have
seen official readings of 108. I
would advise against living in
O house or apartment facing
north or west. To alleviate the
heat, an attic with louvres and
insulated rock wool will help,
as well as an attic fan. But on
really hot days the attic fan
serves only to circulate hot air.
! would strongly advise against
an electric air conditioner be-
cause of the prohibitive cost Of
operation and the fact that
the one or two rooms to be
cooled must be completely
shut of from the rest of the
house. Many residents use
evaporative window coolers
with fan and circulation
water.) However, unless these
are used with great caution,
they promote sinus trouble and
damage wood furniture. There
are higher sections of town
(south and TCU Section)
which are reported to be ap-
preciably cooler in the sum-
mer than older sections close
to town. The winters are mild
compared to Washington but
the temperature does occa-
sionally go down as low as Is
degrees. and the cold is
accentuated by penetrating
winds. Fort Worth does have
ice and snow and in many
cases the homes are not built
with dequate protection
against the cold. as they are
in the East. The area suffers
from dust storms every year
also.
Apartments are easily avail
able and are going down in
price. The stores and shops
offer any item you have money
to buy, although department
stores are not so extensive as
those in Washington. Many
new and attractive shopping
centers have opened in the
suburbs. There are numerous
public parks and two large
lakes for boating, swimming,
fishing, etc. Many of the
school buildings are new, and
there are two universities in
town. There is a yearly con-
cert series, a local opera COM
pany. and several road show
plays from New York each
winter. For all its capital,
Fort Worth has few good res
taurantS and night clubs.
The local people by and
large are friendly and neigh
borly. In the immediate area
many new industries are open
ing, and the town is expanding
by leaps and bounds. I shall
be glad to answer any particu-
lar questions you have.
Evening star., 1954-04-01
MOTHS IN CARPET?

tMrS. j. A. c., HyGttSUille)
I do hope some of the read
erS can help me out with a
problem that is fast becoming
a crisis in my household. About
a year ago, I was given a large
quantity of used wool carpet
ing. After having this cleaned
professionally had it laid on
the stairway of my home in the
usual 30-inch width, and it is
laid wall-to-wall in the upper
hall. I noticed at the time
that the carpeting was given
to me that there were a few
moth holes here and there, but
presumed that a thorough
cleaning would kill any further
larvae.
Just lately, about once a day,
I see a moth flying around in
the upper hall. If I'm lucky I
manage to kill it. but I'm be-
ginning to grow alarmed and
wonder what one can do to
thoroughly mothproof some
thing that is tackled to the
floor. If the moths are in the
padding underneath the car
pet, really am in a fix.
Can some of the readers tell
me what they have done in
similar circumstances? I hope
no one suggests ripping out
the carpeting and discarding
it. I couldn't afford to replace
it with new and it is very good
quality and should have years
of wear left in it.