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generous dose. AS Willie
soon learned, the house was
literally "termite proof.
This isn't the end of the
story for our hero "Willie the
Termite". Usually a complete
termite control job will wipe
out the entire colony. BY some
miracle, however, he and his
mate and some of the workers
managed to escape. With their
usual source of food denied
them, the termites went out
In search of a new supply.
Luckily they we're able to find
and old stump near the house.
This is where the story starts
TO repeat itself. AS the colony
grew, new swarms of termites
went out to start colonies, thus
infesting homes In new areas.
There are certain steps
homeowners can take to insure
this story isn'trepeated in their
home. l) Have your home in
spected for termites. p If there
are termites, don't panic. They
won't eat your house down over
night. 81 Insist on a top pro-
fessional job of control. In the
Delaware area, make sure the
operator is a member of the
Smyrna times., 1962-07-05
7 Points
For Sufe
Boating

Safe boating is common sense
plus knowledge of the sport. an
official of the Delaware Safety
Council declared yesterday.
With boating increasing In
popularity as a sport, greater
care is needed TO keep boating
accidents from increasing, said
j. H. Tyler Mcconnell, presi-
dent of the council.
He suggested seven points
to remember for safe boating:
l. Check the condition of your
boat before leaving shore, and
make sure the standard safety
equipment is aboard, including
a life preserver for every per-
son aboard.
2. Make sure the boat is
not overloaded, considering the
amount of freeboard left when
the people and equipment are
aboard, and the conditions on
the body of water you are using.
Ask yourself, eff it gets rough,
can we take it2"
8. Outlaw standing up or
horseplay in small boats.
4. If there are any non-swim-
mers aboard, make them wear
life jackets.
5. Give everyone emergency
instructions to stay with the
boat If 1t capsizes.
8. Observe the rules of the
water In operating your boat,
with the same courtesy to OF
her boatmen you would like to
have them show you.
7. If your boat is used for
Smyrna times., 1962-07-05
New Chemical
Fights Weeds

Scientists have put the b on
AID. A new chemical closely
related to the old standard 2,
AID is now available to help
farmers in their fight against
weeds. It's called 2,4-DB (the
B is for butyric acid).
Farmers know what 2, AID
will do to pigweed and dock.
They also know 1t will kill such
plants as alfalfa, red clover
and ladino. According to w. H.
Mitchell, University of Della
ware agronomist, 2,4-DB can
be used on any of these leg
umes and other pasture crops
without injuring them. 1t will.
however, control many of the
weeds prevalent In these crops.
2,4-DB has recently been
cleared by the u. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture on a no
residue basis. This means 1t
must be used 80 days prior
to grasing or harvesting of a
forage crop.
Research at the University
of Delaware indicates 1t is eff
fective against such common
weeds as dock, ragweed, lambs
quarter, pigweed and thistle.
1t is not effective, however,
In controlling garlic.
Pasture and hay growers will
find 2, ABB useful In establish
ing alfalfa and pastures. 1t can
also be used to control weeds
in spring seeding of hay and
pasture crops.
2,4-DB gets its effective
ness from the PAD part of
the chemical formulation. An
engine contained In certain
broadleaf weeds changes the
harmless 2,4-DB to the highly
active 2,4-D. Alfalfa and GER
tain clovers do not have the
engine mechanism for chang
ing 2,4-DB to 2,4-D and are
thus unharmed by the new chem
ical.
Mitchell says additional in
formation about this new weed
killer may be obtained by con-
tacting your county extension
agent.
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water skiing, carry on that ac-
tiviry safely away from SWIM
mers.
Mr.. Mcconnell pointed out
that the Safety Council has a
good water safety film avail
able free for showing to clubs
and other groups. The film,
part of the Councils free IL
brary, is called "Safey Ev-
erywhere All the Time". 1t is
a sound movie In color, run
ming % minutes. 1t does not
preach or lecture, he said, 1t
tells the story of an industrial
worker. his wife and their teen
age son and daughter who have
a near-tragic accident involving
the boy, a motor boat, and a
pretty girl on water skis. The
film shows that safety is a
family affair to be practiced
everywhere all the time.
Smyrna times., 1962-07-05
the Story of Willie the Termite....

ground near an old house and
started housekeeping.
So a new colony of termites
was started. AS 1t grew, un-
nels were extended into the
woodwork of the house as the
worker termites searched for
food.
Willie was half way through
lunch one day when a turmoil
started which proved his
undoing. Seems the owner of
the dwelling had decided on a
routine termite inspection. A
man from the local termite con-
troll company came out and be-
gan a detailed inspection of the
properly. With a sharp pointed
knife, he probed into the wood
work of the supporting beams
and flooring and into the joists.
He searched along the concrete
walls for mud tubes which are
commonly foundwhere termites
are working and around leaky
water pipe where moisture had
accumulated on the wall. AS
luck would have 1t, he found
several places where termite
damage had occurred.
In few days, TWO trucks car
rying a variety of pumps, hos
es, drills and cans of foul
smelling liquid arrived on the
scene. The man that had done
the inspection was back, and
with him were several other
men. They began poking sho-
vels into the ground around
the foundation. Before many of
the worker termites could get
back into the soil, drills had
cut into the tunnels and an in
secticide was being forced into
the tunnels. Many of the ter
mites we're killed by the in
secticide as they tried to es-
cape.
BY evening, the trucks we're
gone and a complete termite-
proof barrier of insecticides
had been established around the
house. The beams, joists and
flooring had been treated and
even the ground underneath the
cement slab porch had received
Smyrna times., 1962-07-05
Rules To
InPacking

Whether you are planning an
overnight visit with Aunt Ethel
or for a month at camp, there
are certain rules you should
observe when packing.
Miss Janet Reed, extension
clothing specialist at the Uni
versity of Delaware, says be-
fore you pack anything, make
a list of everything you plan
to take. This includes those
often forgotten items like
mending kit, shoe polish, a.
larm clock and gift for your
hostess.
Observe these packing tips:
l.Wrap caps of spillables with
cellophane tape; put these and
other breakables in plastic
bags.
2. Line belts along side of
suitcase.
8. Pack in layers in the fol-
lowing order: bulky items on
bottom; lingerie; accessories
and blouses; dresses; nightwear
on top.
4. Pin blouses to shirt card
boards to keep their shape.
S. Fold-in sweater sleeves;
roll to prevent ridges.
s. Use tissue paper In shoul-
ders, folds of dresses, suits.
7. Fold suit skirt lengthwise
with bottom over edge of case.
Place jacket on top of skirt
with shoulders toward rear of
bag, sleeves folded across jac-
ket. Fold skirt end over jacket
and bottom of jacket over skirt.
s. Tuck stockings In gloves
to prevent snags; socks In
shoes; shoes In shoebags, old
socks or drizzle boots.
9. Put jewelry in flannel sill
verware bags to prevent scrat-
ches.
10, Your check list should be
tucked inside your suitcase as
a reminder not to leave any
thing behind.
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Delaware Pest Control Associ-
alton. 4) Don't rush out and sell
the house at a reduced price
after the termites have been
controlled. Such dwelling is
often worth more than a SINH
lar one where there has been
no control once the damage
has been repaired.
For more information on ter
mites, write for the fact sheet
Questions and Answers about
Termites from the Mailing
Room, Agricultural Hall, Uni
versity of Delaware, Newark.
Smyrna times., 1962-07-05
W m. D. Beam
Appointed
Wire Chief

William D. Beam, of ll55
Oak Drive, Dover, has been
appointed wire chief for the
Diamond State Telephone Com
pany's Dover sub-district, it
was announced today by Har-
old B. Short. district plant sup
erintendent for Kent and Sus-
sex Counties.
Beam started with the tele-
phone industry as a cable spill
GERS helper in Coatesville, Pa.
In 1850. Later that year he went
on military leave and served
with the Air Forces Research
and Development Center In New
Mexico.
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This is the story of Willie
the termite. Willie lived in a
comfortable termite colony with
his mother and father and a
lot Of other termites. The COL
ony was located in the ground
near an old garage In the low
rent section of town. Each day
he travelled through tunnels In
the ground into woodwork of the
old garage searching for food.
Since his main source of food
was the cellulose in the wood,
Willie had to travel up into the
timers for his meals, then back
into the soil for water.
One day when Willie ap-
preached adolescence, his mo-
ther called him aside in
the time-honored-custom to ex-
plain to him about the birds,
bees and the termites. She told
Willie the difference between
soldier termites, worker ter
mites (the small white ones)
and reproductive termites. VIII
lie was a reproductive termite.
She particularly warned Willie
not to get mixed up with a
group of flying ants that live
near by. although they look
like termites from a distance" :"
she said, "they are different.
In the first place, flying ants
have larger wings and an hour
glass figure. And they don't
eat wood as termites do"
AS he grew older, the de-
sire to meet little girl ter
mite became stronger. One day
he joined a young group of ter
mites who were planning to
oWdIlIls
Termites swarm in the spring
and fall and pair up to start
new colonies. In this way, the
colonies avoid becoming over
populated and the termite pop
ulation is spread.
While they we're swarming on
an old stump not far from their
own part of town, Willie met
Gertrude. 1t was love at first
sight and they Immediately set
out to find home of their
own. They burrowed into the
Smyrna times., 1962-07-05
MID-YEAR SALE OF NEW & USED
FARM EQUIPMENT

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Mounted 6 Trail Type
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Returning to the telephone
company in 1854. he became
a lineman in Coatesville. He
became an installer in 1855, a
central office switchman in 1856
and in 1857 he was named chief
switchman in Paoli, Pa.
He is married to the former
Charlotte L. Webb of Ellen
dale, Delaware. They have 3
sons. Robert s. Kennith 7. and
William 8.
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Here's the way to save money-right through corn
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Feeding is fat direct You wade through the heaviest
grain stands and talest weeds without slugging
What's more, divers self propelled corn header
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stalk Gone the swapping rolls-so are the big
shelling losses. You save up to so more of your
corn crop.
Come in and see all the other Oliver advantages.
You get king-size separating and cleaning areas,
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The best reason for working
your tail off today is.
tomorrow
ANONYMOUS
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Defeat never comes to any
man until he admits 1t.
Anonymous
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-06
WITH THE HIGH SCHOOLS
Westinghouse Pair Trying
To Kick Out the Water Bucket

postponed Saturday, tn e
leagues cross country meet
went on as scheduled at Da-
mascus. And the trackmen
wear much less clothes than
football players.
The course was slippery be-
cause of that bone chilling rain
and several of the boys suffered
minor injuries. Three Bethes-
da-Chevy Chase runners were
injured, according to Coach
Robert Goldman.
The question arises as to why
the cross country meet was held
when the weather conditions
were bad enough to force the
postponement of football games.
y
Tickets for the Fred Mulvey
Testimonial December 6 at the
Shoreham Hotel, are available
from Larry Freiss, 1855 S street
NV. The tickets are $12 per
copy and checks should be
made out to the Fred Mulvey
Testimonial. Mulvey recently
stepped down after 81 years as
head football coach at Western
High School.
| 4 \
Yorktown may have a future
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-06

strong, silent type. who has a
job and does it. It's highly I'M
usual for a soph to crack Dukes
starting platoon, but the Blue
Devils lost four fullbacks via
graduation and that put two
sophomores, Bobby Wiedman
"a red-shirt) and Curtis, on the
spot. When Wiedman was in
jured early in the season, II
was UP to Curtis-period. He
hasn't disappointed.
In the Duke system, the full
back usually pounds the middle
the halfbacks 60 wide or
sweeps, and the quarterback
keep the defenses spread witt
quick flips to the lonesome
ends. It's, a dandy attack, but
Curtis adds another wrinkle to
it. Parker says that because OF
Curtis speed, Duke has in
stalled some outside fullback
SprintS for the first time in
years, Curtis romped SO yards
against South Carolina on one
of those specials.
There's no gloom at Duke,
despite its 20-9 setback Satur-
day by Georgia Tech. The Blue
Devils gave away an average of
% pounds a man in the line
and they figure they were sim
ply overpowered in this one.
At that, Curtis set up a field
goal by pounding 40 yards on
five carries in the second quar-
ter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-06
QUESTION

You are the fine Holy Cross
quarterback against Virginia
Military Institute. Despite your
canny mixing Of passes and
runs which has given you the
name "Riverboat Gambler" you
are tied 14-14 in the early
moments of the fourth quarter.
With the ball on the 50-yard
line, midway between the side
lines. you threw a long pass on
first down to your fast TANKER
back. who can run 100 yards in
81. The v. M. I. defensive right
half covered him all the way.
Now your coach has SUBJ
Stituted another TANKER, a man
who can run. the 100 in 10
seconds. With the down second
and 10, what will you call:
l. Long pass to TANKER In
same zone as previous pass?
2. Screen pass to TANKER Qet
defensive line through, pass tc
TANKER on side behind inter-
ference?
3. Hook pass to flankeI
(flanker goes downfield eight
yards, turns, takes pass)?
4. Draw play Cake pass, hanc
off to back hitting down mid.
dle)?
(Answer ON Page A-21)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-06

area basketball star in Tim
Ferderbosch, a 6-foot-6, 1866
FOUNDER from Midland, Tex
Fenderbosch transferred to the
Arlington school this year.
Coach Witcher Beverly, who
isn't used to such tall players,
no doubt met the new recruit
at the front door.
.2t ~ ~ n
Junior Mcleod, Charlotte
Halls high-scoring halfbaek.
failed to score a touchdown
in last Saturdays $50 VIC
tory over st. Anthony's. Seems
Junior got involved in some
extracurricular activity and,
spent the rest of the afternoon
on the bench. He did score
one extra point but lost his
Maryland scoring lead. Junior
has 81 points, Is behind the
leader and nine behind the
runnerup. Dsc
Walter JohnSon's Stadium.
will be a busy place Saturday,
Whitman meets Western at
10 am. and Walter Johnson
plays Northwood at 2 pm,
Anyone who wants to attend
both games had better take 4
lunch. 1t would be a little too
tough to fight the traffic on
Old Georgetown road twice In
one day, most of all on sat-,
urday. ''e
Georgetown Prep has CONF,
piled the most impressive foot
ball record in the area this
season. The Little Hoyas have
scored 223 points while giving
up only 10 during seven straight
victories.
Einstein, playing mostly o
junior varsity schedule, has
piled up 1913 points while ale
lowing only eight. The Titans
also have a TO record, but meet
Whitman today. ,aF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-06

Sne a d and Palmer had
teamed to win the 1860 title
in Dublin.
The top threats to the Amer
leans here figure to be the
South African team of Gary
Player and Denis Hutchinson;
the Australian twosome of Kel
Maggie and Peter Thomson, and
the Argentine team of Roberto
de Vicenzo and Fidel de Luca.
Player, the PGA champion,
is due today from Australia,
where he won the Australian
Open last week end. Maggie and
Thomson are coming with him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-06
By CARL SELL
Star Staff Writer

If AL Haringer and John
Youngblood Of Washington-Lee
have their way, the water
bucket is on its way out in
football and baseball. The pair
are promoting a water boy"
designed by Haringer and a
Pennsylvania manufacturer.
Haringer. wills athletic d.
rector. had some ideas about
replacing the plain old bucket
He discussed them with the
manufacturer, who then built
the cart with hoses and
which can be wheeled onto the
field during time outs.
Youngblood, the Arlington
schools football coach, Joined
with Haringer in an effort to
sell the carts in the Wash
ington area. So far, they have
made only two sales. one to
themselves.
Dick Morton, the former WI
baseball coach now the athletic
director at Jeb Stuart, also
bought one from the two new
businessmen. Cost? $3.50.
Stuart has given the cart
its best advertisement to date
The Raiders roll theirs on the
field during time outs, some
thing Youngblood doesn't do.
John explains that his boys
can get a drink on the sidelines
because he makes so many
changes during a game. How.
ever, Haringer still is trying
to get John to put the thing or
the field for advertising pur.
poses.
The containers are made of 6
plastic material and are
mounted on a cart. Haringel
also points out the more sani'
tary conditions with the car
than the plain old bucket.
The current cart has -four
/ hoses, making the time to serv-
ice a team much quicker. A
says he also will have one avail.
able with two hoses "for school,
with smaller squads" That one
will cost $3.50.
Haringer and Youngblooc
have been slowed down in theil
sales efforts by another little
item, wills football team. Tht
Generals are driving towarc
the Northern Virginia Group
LA championship.
Don't look now, but scholastic
basketball already is trying Il
get a foot in the door. Practict
sessions at most area schools
already have gotten under way
The season seems to get longe.
each year, a fact that can b,
swallowed easier since the com
petition also has improved eacl
season.
While all Of Montgomer
County's football games wer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-06
BY STEVE GUBACK
Star Staff Writer

They say at Durham that the
underStatement Of the year is
to mention that Mike Curtis, a
209 = pound sophomore, ha S
solved Dukes fullback problem.
That's like saying Liz Taylor
is good-looking or like telling
Floyd Patterson that Sonny
Liston can punch.
Curtis is tied for the Atlantic
Coast Conference scoring lead
with A points and if that isn't
enough Of a testimonial, then
tune in to Ace Parker, once a
pretty fair runner himself who
now is Dukes backfield coach.
Parker, the one-time ALL
America, bubbles over Curtis
like TennySon's m ountain
brook. "You don't get kids very
often like this one," Parker
says. He has so much ability,
speed, quickness and size. I'd
even go so far as to say he's
the key man in our system. OF
course, that's just my opinion,
but that's the way I look at it. 4"
Plays Maryland Saturday
The key man? A sophomore?
This should be enough to
send the attennas fluttering all
over Maryland. First of all,
Curtis is from Rockville, Md,
and starred on Roy LISTERS I'M
defeated Richard Montgomery
High teams of SO and go.
Secondly. the University of
Maryland's football team has
a Saturday date with Duke at
Durham and the ACC cham
pionship figures to be at stake.
That sets up the storybook-
type plot-a Maryland man in
a key role against Maryland.
cts like this" Parker con-
tinues, Curtis is one of the
big reasons why our team has
gained so much on the ground.
They didn't respect our full
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-06
Palmer Joins Sneod
In Conodo Cup DueIs

SAN ISIDRO, Argentina, Nov
8 (AP).-Arnold Palmer and
Sam Snead, expected to carry
the United States to its third
straight title, open serious
practice today for the 10th an
nual Canada Cup golf compe-
tition.
Palmer flew in late yesterday
from Miami to join the veteran
Snead, who arrived a day ear
lier and marched right out to
fire a 3-under-par 81 in q prac-
tice round on the 6,746-yard,
par 10, Red Course where the
international tournament opens
Thursday.
Palmer said he had gained
IL pounds and was up to 1870
after a three-week vacation
during which he played little
golf.
That's too much weight for
me-" said the power hitter from
Latrobe, Pa, who generally is
considered the words best golf
er, ''but a couple practice
rounds ought to get me in
shape"
Palmer said he was con-
cerned about his putting, shaky
the last few months, and Snead
was nursing q sore left foot.
Otherwise. the favored Ameri-
cans seemed about ready for
the four day, 70 hole test
against two-man teams from
80 other countries.
Snead won the individual IT,
tie last year in Puerto Rico,
and paired with Jimmy Demar-
ct for the team championship
after Palmer was refused per-
mission to compete because of
previous PGA commitments ct
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-06

puG They've got TO respect Cur
tbs. He not only gains yardage
himself, but he helps the rest
Of the attack click"
Additional Praise
Curtis Is averaging close to
4 yards a carry in a workhorse
role and if Parker's drum
humping sounds a bit too loud,
well, listen to a neutral OBJ
server, South Cardinals Marvin
Bass.
Bass thinks this Is one Of the
best Duke teams he has seen,
even though its five victories
are furnished a bit by losses to
Southern California and Geor-
gia Tech, which is hardly a
disgrace at that. \ -
IT think Curtis may be the
player who really brought the
club out" Bass says. "He is the
prescription they needed, the
dose of medicine which gave
them exceptional strength. He
reminds me of Hal McElheney,
who was quite a fullback there
a few years ago."
Parker says, yes, there Is
some resemblance. Curtis is
probably a better runner, he
has more speed" Parker says,
although he may not be as
physically tough as McElheney.
Mac had a pretty mean streak,
if you know what I mean"
Curtis is cast at Duke as the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-06
You Be the
Quarterback

By JERRY BURNS
Head Coach, State University of Iowa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-06
Rockville Boy Gives Duke
Extra Punch and Then Some

backs too much in the past,
but they've got to respect Cur
tbs. He not only gains yardage
himself, but he helps the rest
of the attack click"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-03

Barrett Chapter. of which
Mrs. H. M. Early Is regent.
Other co-sponsors includ-
ed the Mary Custis-Lee 18th
Virginia Regiment, United
Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, Of which Miss Katha-
rine Power is president, and
the Robert e. Lee Chapter,
Sons Of Confederate Vet
Grams, Of which the COM
mander is Mr.. Fitzhugh Lee
Opie.
The former Marion Mon
cure of an old Alexandra
family, Mrs. Duncan is the
first Virginian ever to be
elected president general Of
the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution.